🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 19-24-7 before this game
2–1
Final / OT
⚡ Home Lightning 15-28-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 10012
TBL 01001

Canadiens at Lightning

Canadiens beat Lightning 2–1 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on February 3, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Feb 3, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Craig Rivet
2 A
2 shots · 21:23 TOI · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Trevor Linden
1 G
3 shots · 20:45 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Martin Rucinsky
1 G
2 shots · 17:24 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Trevor Linden Go-ahead 1st · 00:19
Assists: Craig Rivet · beat Dan Cloutier
1–0
2nd period
⚡ Darcy Tucker Tying 2nd · 10:46
Assists: Mike Sillinger, Chris Gratton · beat Jeff Hackett
1–1
Overtime
🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead OT · 00:31
Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Craig Rivet · beat Dan Cloutier
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡
23 Shots on goal 17
12 Hits 23
5 Blocked shots 13
12 Takeaways 12
10 Giveaways 18
12 Penalty minutes 14
MTL shooting 8.7% (2/23) TBL shooting 5.9% (1/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
16/17
.941 SV% · 1 GA · 60:22 TOI
⚡Lightning
Dan Cloutier
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 19-24-7 (38% win rate, 50 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 15-28-7 (30% win rate, 50 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Rucinsky · Linden 19:54
L2 Brunet · Zholtok · Ward 16:55
L3 Poulin · Darby · Zubrus 11:59
L4 Higgins · Stevenson 5:55
D1 Brisebois · Weinrich 23:03
D2 Rivet · Ulanov 18:48
D3 Bouillon · Dykhuis 13:42
D4 Lachance 7:20
⚡Lightning
L1 Gratton · Sillinger · Tucker 22:09
L2 Warriner · Lecavalier · Drulia 12:54
L3 Martins · Clymer · Svejkovsky 11:37
L4 Modin · Gardiner · Ekman 10:50
L5 Petrovicky 6:19
D1 Svoboda · Kubina 27:09
D2 Mara · Muir 22:32
D3 Cullimore 9:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 13, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won
Mar 6, 1999
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
6–1 · Lightning won
Jan 26, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
2–1 · Canadiens won
Jan 7, 1999
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 · Canadiens won
Mar 28, 1998
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–8 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on February 3, 2000?

Canadiens won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Lightning?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Lightning 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky, Trevor Linden.

Who scored for Lightning?

Darcy Tucker.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Feb 2
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
1–3 · FLA won
Next game · Feb 8
🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–4 · EDM won
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Feb 1
🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL
5–3 · TOR won
Next game · Feb 8
🦈SJS @ ⚡TBL
8–0 · SJS won
Also on February 3, 2000
🍁TOR @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 final
🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH
1–2 final
🐯NSH @ 😈NJD
1–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🔔PHI
3–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
2–4 final
🗽NYR @ 🐦ATL
6–3 final
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
3–3 final
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