Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, December 28, 2019, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	31-31-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	43-21-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	1	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	20	10	13	43
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	10	10	30

Three stars

V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (4 assists)
A. Killorn, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:08	Montreal Canadiens	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 0
1st	10:00	Montreal Canadiens	Max Domi (10)	Nick Suzuki (13), Jeff Petry (17)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 0
1st	19:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn (12)	Ryan McDonagh (9), Steven Stamkos (20)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 1
2nd	01:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (14)	Victor Hedman (24), Alex Killorn (18)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 2
2nd	04:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mitchell Stephens (1)	Victor Hedman (25), Andrei Vasilevskiy (3)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 3
2nd	12:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn (13)	Anthony Cirelli (16), Victor Hedman (26)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 4
2nd	12:13	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Chiarot (5)	Brendan Gallagher (16), Phillip Danault (20)	Even strength	MTL 3, TBL 4
3rd	00:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Cirelli (8)	Victor Hedman (27)	Even strength	MTL 3, TBL 5
3rd	18:32	Montreal Canadiens	Jordan Weal (4)	Tomas Tatar (18), Brendan Gallagher (17)	Power play	MTL 4, TBL 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	43	30
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	15	24
Blocked shots	13	13
Giveaways	5	6
Takeaways	4	9
Faceoffs won	37/61 (60.7%)	24/61 (39.3%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	100%	21:58
Number 13 M. Domi	C	1	0	1	-3	0	2	0	0	0	75%	17:13
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	1	1	-3	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	16:34
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	25%	13:42
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		13:43
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	71.4%	22:11
Number 25 R. Poehling	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		10:34
Number 43 J. Weal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	2	1	50%	13:59
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	50%	08:52
Number 45 R. Barber	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:14
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1	0		14:24
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		20:53
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	3	1	0		24:47
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	0		23:32
Number 17 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	2	0		18:00
Number 20 C. Fleury	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:18
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	1	1	-2	0	6	0	3	0		24:26
Number 53 V. Mete	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:29

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	30	25	5	.833	58:03	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Joseph	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		11:27
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	71.4%	12:10
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	10:41
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		09:50
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	2	1	3	+4	0	4	2	0	0		21:05
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	1	0		17:19
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0	18.2%	18:21
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	100%	13:16
Number 67 M. Stephens	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	40%	08:43
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	1	1	2	+4	0	2	0	0	0	38.5%	18:29
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		17:37
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	1	2	+4	0	2	1	1	0	30.8%	18:48
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		18:49
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		23:09
Number 44 J. Rutta	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	0		14:39
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	4	4	+3	0	3	1	2	0		21:59
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		19:27
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0		20:27

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	43	39	4	.907	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	14:26	Montreal Canadiens	Nate Thompson	Hooking	2
3rd	09:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathieu Joseph	Boarding	2
3rd	16:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Maroon	High sticking	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Jean Hebert, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Mike Reilly, Christian Folin, Lukas Vejdemo
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Braydon Coburn, Luke Schenn, Carter Verhaeghe

2019-2020 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 2, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 5, 2020

Other NHL games on Dec 28

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 28, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Nashville Predators 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Washington Capitals 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 28, 2019

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