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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–1 on Saturday, December 17, 2022 on the road.

Team Goals 2022-2023 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 46-30-6
at Montreal Canadiens 1 31-45-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 12 4 27
Montreal Canadiens 14 4 5 23

Three stars

  1. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)
  3. K. Guhle, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (11) Ian Cole (9), Erik Cernak (5) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 0
1st 11:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul (13) Nick Perbix (4), Steven Stamkos (19) Even strength TBL 2, MTL 0
2nd 09:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli (1) Corey Perry (9), Nikita Kucherov (35) Power play TBL 3, MTL 0
2nd 17:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (12) Victor Hedman (16), Steven Stamkos (20) Power play TBL 4, MTL 0
3rd 00:16 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (15) Kaiden Guhle (11) Even strength TBL 4, MTL 1
3rd 18:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (12) Brandon Hagel (14) Even strength TBL 5, MTL 1

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 27 23
Power play 2 of 6 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 19
Hits 17 16
Blocked shots 13 12
Giveaways 12 8
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 22/52 (42.3%) 30/52 (57.7%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:39
14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 11:03
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:26
20 N. Paul L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 2 1 0 71.4% 13:50
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 26.7% 17:48
38 B. Hagel L 2 1 3 +1 0 3 0 0 1 18:55
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 25% 12:56
71 A. Cirelli C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 46.7% 15:54
79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 100% 14:13
86 N. Kucherov R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 1 0 18:23
90 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12:25
91 S. Stamkos C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 40% 17:04
7 H. Fleury D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 15:54
28 I. Cole D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 23:17
48 N. Perbix D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 16:31
52 C. Foote D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 1 1 0 14:35
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 22:54
81 E. Cernak D 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 4 0 19:13
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 23 22 1 .957 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 69.2% 21:50
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 17:55
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14:35
22 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 18:14
27 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 66.7% 16:15
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 60% 17:43
32 R. Pitlick C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 33.3% 09:44
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 15:52
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 08:57
68 M. Hoffman C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:21
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 33.3% 10:46
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 16:43
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 22:37
21 K. Guhle D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 2 0 18:37
26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 17:38
44 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 5 0 17:52
54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 18:25
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 15:20
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
34 J. Allen 27 22 5 .815 59:50 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:52 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Fighting (major) 5
1st 04:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Maroon Fighting (major) 5
1st 08:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Cal Foote Tripping 2
1st 17:55 Montreal Canadiens Rem Pitlick High sticking 2
2nd 01:30 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 05:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Cal Foote Slashing 2
2nd 07:20 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Interference 2
2nd 08:46 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans High sticking double minor 4
2nd 14:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Interference 2
2nd 15:46 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Interference 2
2nd 15:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Slashing 2
2nd 17:41 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Cross checking 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Zach Bogosian, Mikhail Sergachev
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Evgenii Dadonov, Chris Wideman

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 Dec 17

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 6 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page

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