Lightning 2–5 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 18:17 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Plekanec

2 G

3 shots · 17:10 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

2 shots · 18:42 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Doug Janik Go-ahead 1st · 09:18

Assists: Tim Taylor, Andre Roy · beat Cristobal Huet

1–0

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Tying 1st · 17:53

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Francis Bouillon · beat Johan Holmqvist

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:44

Assists: Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray · beat Johan Holmqvist

1–2

⚡ Filip Kuba Tying 2nd · 16:15

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards · beat Cristobal Huet

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Go-ahead 3rd · 06:01

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Sergei Samsonov · beat Johan Holmqvist

2–3

🇨🇦 Michael Ryder 3rd · 13:52

Assists: Francis Bouillon, Saku Koivu · beat Johan Holmqvist

2–4

🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Empty net 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Mike Johnson, Radek Bonk

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 24:33

L2 Perrin · Craig · Alexeev 17:22

L3 Fedotenko · Prospal · Karlsson 12:14

L4 Tarnasky · Taylor · Roy 4:40

D1 Boyle · Kuba 27:00

D2 Sarich · Janik 20:44

D3 Pratt · Richardson 12:20

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Koivu · Kovalev 18:17

L2 Plekanec · Bonk · Johnson 17:10

L3 Dandenault · Ryder · Perezhogin 15:09

L4 Samsonov · Latendresse · Downey 9:30

D1 Markov · Souray 22:36

D2 Rivet · Komisarek 20:24

D3 Bouillon · Streit 13:31

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦

23 Shots on goal 27

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

17 Hits 23

14 Blocked shots 16

11 Takeaways 16

12 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 6

TBL shooting 8.7% (2/23) MTL shooting 18.5% (5/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Johan Holmqvist

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:29 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cristobal Huet

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 4-4-2 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 8-4-1 (62% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 4-5 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 3–1

Dec 302006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Dec 142006 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Nov 152006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–1 Mar 132006 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 Mar 42006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 6–2

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Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on January 2, 2007?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Doug Janik, Filip Kuba.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tomas Plekanec (2), Alex Kovalev, Chris Higgins, Michael Ryder.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 30 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3 AfterJan 4 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 3–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 30 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3 AfterJan 4 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 1–5

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