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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2022-2023 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 31-45-6
at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 46-30-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 2 0 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 6 11 4 21
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 12 16 41

Three stars

  1. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 goals)
  2. M. Sergachev, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)
  3. M. Hoffman, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:12 Montreal Canadiens Mike Hoffman (12) Nick Suzuki (31), David Savard (15) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
1st 11:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman (7) Nick Paul (15), Zach Bogosian (4) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 1
2nd 04:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (25) Nikita Kucherov (71), Mikhail Sergachev (45) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 2
2nd 06:29 Montreal Canadiens Denis Gurianov (7) Josh Anderson (11), Nick Suzuki (32) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 2
2nd 12:23 Montreal Canadiens Jesse Ylonen (5) Mike Hoffman (17), Justin Barron (10) Power play MTL 3, TBL 2
3rd 03:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (30) Nikita Kucherov (72), Alex Killorn (32) Power play MTL 3, TBL 3
3rd 05:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (26) Mikhail Sergachev (46), Brayden Point (38) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 4
3rd 19:16 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (27) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net MTL 3, TBL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 21 41
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 37 20
Blocked shots 20 7
Giveaways 11 13
Takeaways 12 19
Faceoffs won 23/60 (38.3%) 37/60 (61.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 48.1% 25:32
17 J. Anderson R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 3 0 50% 18:09
25 D. Gurianov R 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 0 0 18:39
27 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
32 R. Pitlick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:43
49 R. Harvey-Pinard L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 17:57
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 07:32
56 J. Ylonen R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 0 1 15:13
60 A. Belzile R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 3 0 53.8% 16:36
67 C. Tierney C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 11.8% 18:14
68 M. Hoffman C 1 1 2 0 2 6 0 1 0 18:18
90 A. Richard C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 09:34
6 C. Wideman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12:13
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 25:01
26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 18:06
44 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 22:36
52 J. Barron D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 15:57
58 D. Savard D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 3 0 22:01
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 40 36 4 .900 59:16 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:00
17 A. Killorn L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:17
20 N. Paul L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 75% 15:55
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 2 0 56.3% 19:54
23 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:28
38 B. Hagel L 3 0 3 +3 2 7 0 0 0 19:20
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83.3% 10:32
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 15:06
79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 2 0 100% 15:32
84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 12:56
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 +2 0 2 2 0 0 19:13
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 58.3% 18:08
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 17:01
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 1 0 19:47
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 15:32
77 V. Hedman D 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 22:21
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 21:05
98 M. Sergachev D 0 2 2 +1 2 3 2 0 0 21:56
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
1 B. Elliott 21 18 3 .857 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 10:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Holding 2
2nd 17:25 Montreal Canadiens Mike Hoffman Hooking 2
3rd 02:51 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Interference 2
3rd 11:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Kilian McNamara
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Joel Armia, Christian Dvorak, Jordan Harris, Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Patrick Maroon, Haydn Fleury, Nick Perbix

2022-2023 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 18

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New York Rangers 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Calgary Flames 5 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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