Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
11 |
9 |
15 |
35 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
5 |
9 |
8 |
22 |
Three stars
- J. Evans, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- J. Slafkovský, 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 |
14:20 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (22) |
Anthony Cirelli (20), Emil Lilleberg (11) |
Even strength |
TBL 1, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
02:45 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Jake Guentzel (24) |
Michael Eyssimont (3) |
Even strength |
TBL 2, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
05:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (7) |
Patrik Laine (4), Lane Hutson (36) |
Power play |
TBL 2, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
07:21 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook (9) |
Patrik Laine (5) |
Even strength |
TBL 2, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
17:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans (11) |
Joel Armia (14), Alexandre Carrier (15) |
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 |
35 |
22 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
8 |
| Hits |
18 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
0 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/57 (50.9%) |
28/57 (49.1%) |
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
07:44 |
| Number 13 C. Atkinson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:09 |
| Number 14 C. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:09 |
| Number 20 N. Paul |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
17:31 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
19:55 |
| Number 23 M. Eyssimont |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:51 |
| Number 38 B. Hagel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 41 M. Chaffee |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:17 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
18:17 |
| Number 71 A. Cirelli |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
21:29 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:55 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:05 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:07 |
| Number 65 M. Crozier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:48 |
| Number 78 E. Lilleberg |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:19 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy |
22 |
19 |
3 |
.864 |
58:09 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
19:54 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
14:23 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:03 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
14:11 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 62 O. Beck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:57 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
63.2% |
16:19 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
13:23 |
| Number 92 P. Laine |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:42 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:24 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:02 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:20 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
35 |
33 |
2 |
.943 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:43 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
15:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
18:12 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nick Perbix |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:54 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Christian Dvorak |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:54 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Conor Geekie |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:55 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Jonathan Deschamps
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Erik Cernak
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble, Emil Heineman
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 at Vancouver Canucks
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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