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2007-08 regular season

Canadiens at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Canadiens beat Lightning 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on December 27, 2007.

MTL – TBL
29–30
Shots on goal
1/5–0/1
Power play
12–32
Hits
20–8
Blocked shots
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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, 1 A
5 shots · 18:25 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 21:57 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Tomas Plekanec
2 A
3 shots · 15:01 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre Go-ahead 1st · 10:20
Assists: Mike Komisarek, Andrei Markov · beat Johan Holmqvist
1–0
🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse 1st · 12:48
Assists: Saku Koivu, Sergei Kostitsyn · beat Johan Holmqvist
2–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 00:10
Assists: Mike Komisarek, Tomas Plekanec · beat Johan Holmqvist
3–0
3rd period
🇨🇦 Andrei Markov PP 3rd · 00:44
Assists: Mark Streit, Saku Koivu · beat Karri Ramo
4–0
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn 3rd · 01:08
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Alex Kovalev · beat Karri Ramo
5–0
⚡ Vinny Prospal 3rd · 06:15
Assists: Doug Janik, Nick Tarnasky · beat Cristobal Huet
5–1
⚡ Jan Hlavac 3rd · 19:44
Assists: Nick Tarnasky, Craig MacDonald · beat Cristobal Huet
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Kostitsyn · Higgins · Kovalev 16:53
L2 Lapierre · Plekanec · Kostopoulos 15:01
L3 Kostitsyn · Latendresse · Ryder 14:35
L4 Koivu · Dandenault 12:32
D1 Hamrlik · Markov 22:14
D2 Komisarek · Bouillon 19:16
D3 Gorges · Streit 16:57
D4 O'Byrne 14:56
⚡Lightning
L1 Prospal · Richards · St. Louis 20:45
L2 Darche · Lecavalier · Ward 16:22
L3 Gratton · Karlsson · MacDonald 13:22
L4 Tarnasky · Hlavac · Roy 7:03
D1 Lukowich · Ranger 24:24
D2 Kuba · Janik 17:52
D3 Lundin · O'Brien 16:46

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡
29 Shots on goal 30
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
12 Hits 32
20 Blocked shots 8
6 Takeaways 8
14 Giveaways 10
14 Penalty minutes 32
MTL shooting 17.2% (5/29) TBL shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Johan Holmqvist
12/15
.800 SV% · 3 GA · 33:55 TOI
Karri Ramo
12/14
.857 SV% · 2 GA · 26:05 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 112007 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 SO Jan 22007 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5 Dec 302006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Dec 142006 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Nov 152006 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–1
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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 27, 2007?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Markov, Guillaume Latendresse, Maxim Lapierre.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jan Hlavac, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 12 saves on 15 shots (.800 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 1–4 AfterDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 5–1
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 26 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterDec 29 🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL 4–2
Also on December 27
🍁TOR 1–4 🔔PHI 🐆FLA 5–3 🐦ATL 🏝️NYI 2–5 🏛️OTT 🦅WSH 3–4 🐧PIT 🧥CBJ 3–4 🐯NSH 🐙DET 4–2 🏔️COL 🦆ANA 2–1 🛢️EDM 🌲MIN 3–2 🌵PHX
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