🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 21-20-5 before this game
2–1
Final
⚡ Home Lightning 14-28-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 0202
TBL 0011

Canadiens at Lightning

Canadiens beat Lightning 2–1 at AMALIE Arena on January 26, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Jan 26, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Martin Rucinsky
2 G
6 shots · 16:10 TOI · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Igor Ulanov
1 A
11:20 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Benoit Hogue
1 G
2 shots · 16:34 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead 2nd · 11:16
Unassisted
1–0
🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky 2nd · 13:58
Assists: Igor Ulanov
2–0
3rd period
⚡ Benoit Hogue 3rd · 13:42
Assists: Darcy Tucker, Stephane Richer
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡
29 Shots on goal 29
18 Hits 19
7 Blocked shots 14
9 Takeaways 7
9 Giveaways 14
4 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 6.9% (2/29) TBL shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Corey Schwab
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 21-20-5 (46% win rate, 46 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 14-28-3 (31% win rate, 45 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 20:39
L2 Rucinsky · Poulin · Brunet 15:59
L3 Thornton · Dawe · Hoglund 14:41
L4 Zholtok · McCleary · Stevenson 6:13
D1 Weinrich · Malakhov 25:42
D2 Quintal · Brisebois 22:17
D3 Ulanov · Clark 10:17
⚡Lightning
L1 Zamuner · Gratton · Tucker 18:01
L2 Hogue · Nylander · Selivanov 16:42
L3 Clark · Lecavalier · Richer 14:57
L4 Peterson · Sillinger · McCarthy 9:06
D1 Svoboda · Kubina 25:59
D2 Cross · Cullimore 19:53
D3 Wilkie · McBain 14:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Jan 7, 1999
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 · Canadiens won
Mar 28, 1998
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–8 · Canadiens won
Mar 25, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
2–1 (OT) · Canadiens won
Jan 12, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
6–3 · Canadiens won
Nov 17, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on January 26, 1999?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Lightning?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky (2).

Who scored for Lightning?

Benoit Hogue.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Lightning season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 21
🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI
0–3 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 27
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
1–2 · FLA won
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Jan 21
⚡TBL @ 🐯NSH
3–2 · TBL won
Next game · Jan 29
⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL
4–1 · DAL won
Also on January 26, 1999
🌵PHX @ ⚔️BUF
1–1 final
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
4–1 final
🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD
1–4 final
🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI
1–4 final
🐆FLA @ 🔔PHI
3–3 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT
5–3 final
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
4–1 final
🎵STL @ 🦈SJS
3–0 final
Canadiens season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule