Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	46-30-6
at Montreal Canadiens	3	31-45-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	13	10	33
Montreal Canadiens	10	6	4	20

Three stars

S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
M. Matheson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
K. Dach, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:27	Montreal Canadiens	Kirby Dach (13)	Nick Suzuki (33)	Even strength	TBL 0, MTL 1
1st	14:00	Montreal Canadiens	Jonathan Drouin (2)	Denis Gurianov (9), Justin Barron (11)	Even strength	TBL 0, MTL 2
2nd	08:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (44)	Steven Stamkos (42), Mikhail Sergachev (47)	Power play	TBL 1, MTL 2
2nd	16:58	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Matheson (8)	David Savard (16), Nick Suzuki (34)	Even strength	TBL 1, MTL 3
3rd	14:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Maroon (3)	Ross Colton (13), Corey Perry (13)	Even strength	TBL 2, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	33	20
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	16	20
Blocked shots	8	20
Giveaways	8	19
Takeaways	9	7
Faceoffs won	27/47 (57.4%)	20/47 (42.6%)

Box score

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 10 C. Perry	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		10:54
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0		11:30
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		17:56
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	70%	16:14
Number 21 B. Point	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	0	1	66.7%	20:08
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	09:52
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	0	0	-2	2	4	1	1	0	50%	16:30
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	55.6%	14:55
Number 79 R. Colton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0	100%	10:27
Number 84 T. Jeannot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		12:01
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		19:39
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	47.1%	18:28
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:27
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	0		14:05
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		18:09
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		23:16
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		19:18
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	1	0		23:56

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	20	17	3	.850	59:15	Loss

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	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		13:58
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	1	0	41.2%	18:49
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:27
Number 25 D. Gurianov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	2	0		14:11
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	38.5%	15:36
Number 32 R. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:45
Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2	0		17:58
Number 55 M. Pezzetta	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	8	0	0		09:09
Number 60 A. Belzile	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	14:17
Number 67 C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	28.6%	11:48
Number 68 M. Hoffman	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:48
Number 77 K. Dach	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	0		20:44
Number 6 C. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:41
Number 8 M. Matheson	D	1	0	1	+3	0	5	0	3	0		25:31
Number 26 J. Kovacevic	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		14:20
Number 44 J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		23:18
Number 52 J. Barron	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:27
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	3	0		23:45

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Montembeault	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel	Tripping	2
1st	15:49	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher	Tripping	2
2nd	08:30	Montreal Canadiens	Denis Gurianov	Tripping	2
2nd	13:08	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Pezzetta	Roughing	2
2nd	13:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Patrick Maroon	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Holding	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Dan Kelly
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Zach Bogosian, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Haydn Fleury
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Joel Armia, Christian Dvorak, Jordan Harris, Jesse Ylonen, Kaiden Guhle

2022-2023 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2022-2023 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 28, 2022
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 21, 2023

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 at Washington Capitals 6	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Florida Panthers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Minnesota Wild 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Nashville Predators 7 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 7	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Seattle Kraken 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Calgary Flames 5 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 21, 2023

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