Canadiens 4–3 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	1	1	2	4
⚡ TBL	0	2	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Kovalev

2 A

20:26 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Tim Taylor

2 A

3 shots · 11:16 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

41 saves

0.932 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 1st · 05:30

Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat John Grahame

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray PP 2nd · 03:39

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat John Grahame

2–0

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 2nd · 13:17

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Paul Ranger · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

⚡ Ryan Craig Tying 2nd · 18:58

Assists: Tim Taylor, Rob DiMaio · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:41

Assists: Mark Streit, Chris Higgins · beat John Grahame

3–2

⚡ Pavel Kubina Tying 3rd · 04:06

Assists: Tim Taylor, Rob DiMaio · beat Jose Theodore

3–3

🇨🇦 Pierre Dagenais Go-ahead 3rd · 08:34

Assists: Craig Rivet, Niklas Sundstrom · beat John Grahame

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Begin · Kovalev 20:26

L2 Bulis · Ryder · Zednik 17:22

L3 Ribeiro · Sundstrom · Dandenault 15:36

L4 Murray · Dagenais · Perezhogin 5:08

D1 Markov · Souray 25:12

D2 Rivet · Bouillon 21:16

D3 Streit 13:37

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · St. Louis 22:27

L2 Modin · Fedotenko · Lecavalier 20:55

L3 Taylor · Craig · Artyukhin 10:24

L4 Andreychuk · Cibak · DiMaio 8:56

D1 Boyle · Kubina 24:20

D2 Sarich · Sydor 16:58

D3 Ranger · Pratt 13:38

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

24 Shots on goal 44

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

11 Hits 8

13 Blocked shots 5

7 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 5

12 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 16.7% (4/24) TBL shooting 6.8% (3/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

41/44

.932 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 58:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-3 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Nov 82005 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Apr 292004 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Apr 272004 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT Apr 252004 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Apr 232004 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 0–4

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❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 28, 2005?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Canadiens 4, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jan Bulis, Pierre Dagenais, Richard Zednik, Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Lightning?

Pavel Kubina, Ryan Craig, Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 41 saves on 44 shots (.932 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 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.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 26 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL 0–4 AfterDec 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–2

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 26 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 4–5 AfterDec 30 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 2–1

Also on December 28

🔔PHI 4–3 🐦ATL 🗽NYR 6–2 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 4–6 🐆FLA 🦆ANA 0–1 🧥CBJ 🦅WSH 2–7 😈NJD 🌪️CAR 2–6 🏛️OTT 🌲MIN 4–2 🛢️EDM 🎵STL 2–1 🪶CHI

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