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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 4–3 on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 30-36-16
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 45-29-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 1 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 2 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 13 7 29
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 7 9 20

Three stars

  1. C. de Haan, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Johansson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:58 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (10) Unassisted Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd 11:59 Montreal Canadiens Johnathan Kovacevic (5) Samuel Montembeault (1) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 0
2nd 14:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (17) Nick Paul (10), Brandon Hagel (20) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 1
2nd 17:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Austin Watson (2) Victor Hedman (30), Nick Perbix (9) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 2
3rd 07:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Calvin de Haan (1) Nikita Kucherov (35), Steven Stamkos (22) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 3
3rd 14:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (26) Victor Hedman (31), Anthony Cirelli (9) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 4
3rd 17:55 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (11) Juraj Slafkovský (9), Mike Matheson (21) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 29 20
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 19
Hits 30 31
Blocked shots 17 17
Giveaways 5 8
Takeaways 8 7
Faceoffs won 35/52 (67.3%) 17/52 (32.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:39
13 M. Stephens C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 71.4% 10:33
14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 63.2% 23:33
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 7 3 3 0 66.7% 16:42
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 20:42
22 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 100% 23:11
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13:02
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 100% 04:54
56 J. Ylonen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12:08
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 60% 18:07
91 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 66.7% 20:07
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 25:27
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 15:42
26 J. Kovacevic D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 11:23
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:37
52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 11:04
54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 14:35
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 3 22:10
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 20 16 4 .800 58:24 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 28.6% 07:25
12 A. Barré-Boulet C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:47
20 N. Paul L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 30.8% 20:29
21 B. Point C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 33.3% 20:51
23 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:49
38 B. Hagel L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21:09
51 A. Watson L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 0 06:06
64 T. Motte C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 25% 11:11
71 A. Cirelli C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 40% 20:02
84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 0 10:07
86 N. Kucherov R 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 1 25:05
91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 41.7% 21:19
7 H. Fleury D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 09:27
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 24:30
44 C. de Haan D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 18:57
48 N. Perbix D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 5 25:15
77 V. Hedman D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 2 1 29:52
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 06:39
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:50 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 01:32 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Hooking 2
2nd 04:07 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Charging 2
2nd 04:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Luke Glendening Instigator 2
2nd 04:07 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Luke Glendening Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Luke Glendening Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 10:21 Montreal Canadiens David Savard Tripping 2
3rd 12:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Tanner Jeannot Interference 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
James Tobias, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jake Allen, Christian Dvorak, Gustav Lindstrom
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Conor Sheary, Mikhail Sergachev, Sean Day

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 7 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Dallas Stars 8 Final Game page

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