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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on Sunday, December 29, 2024 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Montreal Canadiens 5 40-31-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 47-27-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 14 14 37
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 8 5 23

Three stars

  1. S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  2. J. Armia, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:07 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (7) Mike Matheson (16), Patrik Laine (2) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd 00:37 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (17) Unassisted Even strength MTL 1, TBL 1
2nd 12:34 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak (3) Kaiden Guhle (6), Alexandre Carrier (9) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 1
2nd 18:28 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans (10) Joel Armia (11) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 1
2nd 18:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (17) Brayden Point (20), Darren Raddysh (11) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 2
3rd 12:32 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia (7) Emil Heineman (7) Even strength MTL 4, TBL 2
3rd 18:08 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (10) Josh Anderson (8), Alexandre Carrier (10) Even strength, Empty net MTL 5, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 37 23
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 20 19
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 4 6
Takeaways 6 8
Faceoffs won 34/64 (53.1%) 30/64 (46.9%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 12:00
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 17:10
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 2 57.1% 18:28
15 A. Newhook C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 0 25% 14:50
17 J. Anderson R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 2 13:43
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 17:55
28 C. Dvorak C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 66.7% 14:00
40 J. Armia R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 2 0 13:54
51 E. Heineman L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 10:52
71 J. Evans C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 1 46.2% 13:12
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 37.5% 15:17
92 P. Laine L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 15:29
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 25:06
21 K. Guhle D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 20:34
45 A. Carrier D 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 0 21:10
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 2 0 20:56
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:27
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 11:57
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 23 21 2 .913 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 56.5% 12:53
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 06:27
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 50% 13:32
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 66.7% 15:34
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 54.5% 21:44
23 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 09:57
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 11:40
38 B. Hagel L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 100% 26:05
41 M. Chaffee R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 15:25
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 18.8% 21:08
86 N. Kucherov R 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 0 22:22
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 06:57
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 21:28
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 17:40
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 2 16:52
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 23:18
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 14:42
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 19:14
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 36 32 4 .889 59:02 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:19 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Hooking 2
2nd 00:50 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson Hooking 2
2nd 16:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Tripping 2
3rd 07:12 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook Holding 2
3rd 14:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Tripping 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Corey Syvret, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Ben O'Quinn, Kilian McNamara
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Jake Guentzel

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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