Canadiens 2–1 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2008)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guillaume Latendresse

1 G

4 shots · 17:01 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Maxim Lapierre

1 A

5 shots · 19:04 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tom Kostopoulos

1 A

1 shots · 16:29 TOI

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Vinny Prospal PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:18

Assists: Ryan Malone, Martin St. Louis · beat Carey Price

0–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse Tying 3rd · 00:46

Assists: Maxim Lapierre, Tom Kostopoulos · beat Mike Smith

1–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kostitsyn · Plekanec · Kovalev 20:16

L2 Kostitsyn · Lapierre · Lang 18:53

L3 Latendresse · D'Agostini · Kostopoulos 16:38

L4 Begin · Tanguay · Maxwell 8:07

D1 Markov · Komisarek 24:38

D2 Gorges · Hamrlik 22:26

D3 Brisebois · Bouillon 16:06

⚡Lightning

L1 Malone · Lecavalier · St. Louis 21:51

L2 Prospal · Halpern · Recchi 17:56

L3 Jokinen · Stamkos · Artyukhin 12:24

L4 Pettinger · Szczechura · Hall 10:34

D1 Ranger · Meszaros 27:06

D2 Eminger · Krajicek 21:09

D3 Smaby · Heward 10:40

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

30 Shots on goal 22

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

22 Hits 28

14 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 13

10 Giveaways 6

15 Penalty minutes 17

MTL shooting 6.7% (2/30) TBL shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 64:44 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Dec 112008 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Feb 122008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–3 Jan 32008 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 Dec 272007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–2 Dec 112007 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 SO

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❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 30, 2008?

Canadiens won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Canadiens 2, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Guillaume Latendresse.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vinny Prospal.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 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 29 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 5–2 AfterJan 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 1–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 27 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 4–6 AfterJan 1 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–7

Also on December 30

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