Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Goals 2022-2023 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 31-45-6
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 46-30-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 0 1 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 1 1 4

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 10 9 7 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 13 12 38

Three stars

  1. B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  2. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  3. V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn (10) Victor Hedman (18) Even strength MTL 0, TBL 1
1st 14:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (18) Nikita Kucherov (37), Mikhail Sergachev (23) Power play MTL 0, TBL 2
2nd 16:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (19) Unassisted Even strength MTL 0, TBL 3
3rd 08:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (13) Zach Bogosian (1), Victor Hedman (19) Even strength MTL 0, TBL 4
3rd 17:21 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle (2) Joel Edmundson (4), Christian Dvorak (8) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 4

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 26 38
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 9 17
Hits 25 26
Blocked shots 13 13
Giveaways 6 3
Takeaways 9 16
Faceoffs won 24/61 (39.3%) 37/61 (60.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 28.6% 20:51
Number 17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 0 16:16
Number 20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 14:33
Number 22 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20:25
Number 27 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 36.4% 17:37
Number 28 C. Dvorak C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 0 50% 16:47
Number 40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 13:46
Number 55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 09:05
Number 68 M. Hoffman C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:44
Number 71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 62.5% 12:57
Number 77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 12.5% 18:48
Number 90 A. Richard C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:46
Number 21 K. Guhle D 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 19:05
Number 26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 16:18
Number 44 J. Edmundson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 19:18
Number 52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:37
Number 54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 18:45
Number 72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 17:53
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 34 J. Allen 38 34 4 .895 60:00 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 10:41
Number 14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 6 0 0 10:07
Number 17 A. Killorn L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 13:35
Number 20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 80% 16:08
Number 21 B. Point C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 0 1 66.7% 16:59
Number 38 B. Hagel L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 3 0 19:34
Number 41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 38.5% 12:24
Number 71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 68.8% 15:23
Number 79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 100% 12:16
Number 86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:22
Number 90 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:09
Number 91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 54.5% 15:00
Number 24 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +3 0 4 3 2 0 16:11
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 0 20:20
Number 48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 13:42
Number 77 V. Hedman D 0 2 2 +3 0 2 2 1 0 24:30
Number 81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 21:09
Number 98 M. Sergachev D 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 23:14
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy 26 25 1 .962 59:53 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:38 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Perbix Interference 2
1st 12:40 Montreal Canadiens Johnathan Kovacevic Interference 2
1st 16:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Perbix Tripping 2
2nd 06:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 05:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn Hooking 2
3rd 15:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Corey Perry Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:43 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Fighting (major) 5
3rd 18:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Ian Cole Hooking 2
3rd 18:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Holding 2
3rd 18:52 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki High sticking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Conor O'Donnell
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Devin Berg
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Evgenii Dadonov, Chris Wideman
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Haydn Fleury, Cal Foote

2022-2023 season series

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