⚡ Away Lightning 0-2 in series
4–3
Final / OT
TBL leads 4–0
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 2-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Lightning at Canadiens — Second Round Game 3

Lightning, Second Round Game 3, beat Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on April 27, 2004.

🗓 Tue, Apr 27, 2004 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2003-04 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

MTL vs TBL · TBL leads 4–0 Full series →
Game 1
0–4
Final · TBL
Game 2
1–3
Final · TBL
Game 3
4–3
OT · TBL
Game 4
3–1
Final · TBL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Brad Richards
2 G
6 shots · 24:47 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Martin St. Louis
2 A
2 shots · 24:35 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Craig Rivet
2 A
2 shots · 23:32 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦
28 Shots on goal 31
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
19 Hits 29
26 Blocked shots 8
21 Takeaways 18
20 Giveaways 11
28 Penalty minutes 30
TBL shooting 14.3% (4/28) MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Nikolai Khabibulin
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:57 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 60:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 56-23-10 (63% win rate, 89 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 48-33-10 (53% win rate, 91 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 56-23-10 (63% win rate, 89 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 48-33-10 (53% win rate, 91 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Stillman · Richards · St. Louis 24:35
L2 Modin · Fedotenko · Lecavalier 19:53
L3 Andreychuk · Afanasenkov · Taylor 13:00
L4 Dingman · Perrin · Roy 3:13
D1 Kubina · Sydor 23:40
D2 Boyle · Sarich 18:14
D3 Lukowich · Pratt 17:18
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Kovalev · Zednik 21:05
L2 Bulis · Dowd · Ryder 15:57
L3 Perreault · Ribeiro · Sundstrom 14:21
L4 Begin · Langdon · Juneau 5:48
D1 Rivet · Brisebois 22:18
D2 Markov · Souray 20:52
D3 Bouillon · Komisarek 17:50

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 25, 2004
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
1–3 · Lightning won
Apr 23, 2004
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
0–4 · Lightning won
Feb 12, 2004
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
3–5 · Lightning won
Jan 8, 2004
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–1 · Lightning won
Dec 13, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
5–2 · Canadiens won

❓ TBL vs MTL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on April 27, 2004?

Lightning won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Canadiens?

The final score was Lightning 4, Canadiens 3, in overtime.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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 · Apr 25
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
1–3 · TBL won
Next game · Apr 29
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · TBL won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 25
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
1–3 · TBL won
Next game · Apr 29
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · TBL won
Also on April 27, 2004
🐙DET @ 🔥CGY
2–3 final
Lightning season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule