Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
· Amalie Arena, Tampa · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in overtime on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
10 |
12 |
0 |
31 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
10 |
17 |
8 |
2 |
37 |
Three stars
- B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
- O. Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
- M. Lagace, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:46 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lukas Vejdemo (1) |
Michael Pezzetta (1), Cedric Paquette (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, TBL 0 |
| 1st |
11:38 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brayden Point (1) |
Mathieu Joseph (1), Victor Hedman (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, TBL 1 |
| 1st |
14:10 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brayden Point (2) |
Alex Killorn (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, TBL 2 |
| 2nd |
02:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Rafael Harvey-Pinard (1) |
Sami Niku (1), Corey Schueneman (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, TBL 2 |
| 2nd |
08:11 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Ross Colton (1) |
Steven Stamkos (1), Corey Perry (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, TBL 3 |
| 3rd |
06:11 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kale Clague (1) |
Cole Caufield (1), Ryan Poehling (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, TBL 3 |
| 3rd |
13:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
David Savard (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MTL 4, TBL 3 |
| 3rd |
19:40 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Corey Perry (1) |
Alex Killorn (2), Brayden Point (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, TBL 4 |
| OT |
00:36 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Ondrej Palat (1) |
Victor Hedman (2) |
Even strength |
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 |
31 |
37 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
34 |
37 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
6 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
3 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
10 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/68 (48.5%) |
35/68 (51.5%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
33.3% |
18:43 |
| Number 13 C. Paquette |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
30% |
13:13 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
53.6% |
25:24 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 25 R. Poehling |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
11:37 |
| Number 42 L. Vejdemo |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:01 |
| Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
09:28 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:33 |
| Number 60 A. Belzile |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:06 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
17:36 |
| Number 92 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
21:09 |
| Number 15 S. Niku |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 27 A. Romanov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
26:53 |
| Number 43 K. Clague |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
25:08 |
| Number 64 C. Schueneman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
11:36 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
37 |
32 |
5 |
.865 |
60:22 |
OT loss |
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Joseph |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
18:15 |
| Number 10 C. Perry |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 13 B. Katchouk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
08:49 |
| Number 14 P. Maroon |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:05 |
| Number 16 T. Raddysh |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 17 A. Killorn |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:43 |
| Number 18 O. Palat |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
10:05 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
41.2% |
22:10 |
| Number 79 R. Colton |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
81.8% |
13:34 |
| Number 82 G. Fortier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
07:29 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
57.1% |
19:15 |
| Number 24 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:06 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
24:19 |
| Number 44 J. Rutta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:49 |
| Number 52 C. Foote |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
10:13 |
| Number 74 S. Day |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
06:42 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
28:07 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 M. Lagace |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
58:10 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:24 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Gabriel Fortier |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:53 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:54 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Riley Nash |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:03 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Boris Katchouk |
Throwing equipment |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:18 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Pezzetta |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
19:49 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Gabriel Fortier |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Dominique Ducharme
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, David Brisebois
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brandon Baddock, Louie Belpedio
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev
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