⚡ Away Lightning 15-24-5 before this game
1–3
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 16-25-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
TBL 0011
MTL 0033

Lightning at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Lightning 3–1 at Bell Centre on January 18, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Jan 18, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Chad Kilger
2 A
4 shots · 20:11 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Karl Dykhuis
2 A
17:31 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brian Savage
1 G
4 shots · 20:09 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 3rd · 02:56
Assists: Chad Kilger, Karl Dykhuis · beat Kevin Weekes
0–1
⚡ Nisse Ekman Tying 3rd · 06:55
Assists: Mike Johnson, Andrei Zyuzin · beat Mathieu Garon
1–1
🇨🇦 Juha Lind Go-ahead 3rd · 18:15
Assists: Eric Chouinard, Karl Dykhuis · beat Kevin Weekes
1–2
🇨🇦 Craig Darby Empty net 3rd · 19:41
Assists: Chad Kilger, Saku Koivu
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦
13 Shots on goal 30
21 Hits 18
16 Blocked shots 14
6 Takeaways 12
25 Giveaways 15
4 Penalty minutes 8
TBL shooting 7.7% (1/13) MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Kevin Weekes
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Mathieu Garon
12/13
.923 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 15-24-5 (34% win rate, 44 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 16-25-5 (35% win rate, 46 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 15-24-5 (34% win rate, 44 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 16-25-5 (35% win rate, 46 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Holzinger · Richards · St. Louis 19:20
L2 Modin · Warriner · Johnson 17:05
L3 Johnson · Primeau · Kharitonov 15:53
L4 Ekman · Keefe 8:42
D1 Mara · Kubina 26:32
D2 Zyuzin · Sarich 20:24
D3 Cullimore · Gusev 13:00
D4 Astashenko 7:48
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Kilger · Savage · Koivu 20:11
L2 Witehall · Darby · Petrov 16:53
L3 Poulin · Chouinard · Asham 11:30
L4 Lind · Delisle · Landry 7:51
D1 Weinrich · Souray 25:51
D2 Brisebois · Dykhuis 19:55
D3 Robidas · Markov 14:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 14, 2000
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–0 · Lightning won
Nov 10, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
1–3 · Lightning won
Apr 6, 2000
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–5 · Canadiens won
Mar 26, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
3–1 · Canadiens won
Mar 14, 2000
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs MTL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on January 18, 2001?

Canadiens won 3–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Canadiens?

The final score was Lightning 1, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Nisse Ekman.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Craig Darby, Juha Lind.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 12 saves on 13 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Canadiens season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Jan 16
⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · BUF won
Next game · Jan 20
⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT
0–3 · OTT won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 16
🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · CAR won
Next game · Jan 20
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 · NYR won
Also on January 18, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT
4–5 final
🍁TOR @ 🗽NYR
1–2 final
😈NJD @ 🔔PHI
7–1 final
🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR
2–4 final
🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL
1–4 final
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
3–7 final
Lightning season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule