Canadiens 3–5 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Jan 27, 2009)

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 ⚡ TBL

Vincent Lecavalier

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 20:55 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:41 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Mike Smith

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Ryan Malone Go-ahead 1st · 03:08

Assists: Evgeny Artyukhin · beat Carey Price

0–1

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre Tying 1st · 07:15

Assists: Andrei Markov, Mike Komisarek · beat Mike Smith

1–1

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 1st · 08:06

Unassisted · beat Mike Smith

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier PP Tying 2nd · 02:49

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Cory Murphy · beat Carey Price

2–2

⚡ Vinny Prospal Go-ahead 2nd · 14:57

Assists: Lukas Krajicek · beat Carey Price

2–3

⚡ Steve Downie 2nd · 17:08

Assists: Steve Eminger, Steven Stamkos · beat Carey Price

2–4

3rd period

⚡ Martin St. Louis PP 3rd · 11:04

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Andrej Meszaros · beat Carey Price

2–5

🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse 3rd · 11:26

Assists: Josh Gorges · beat Mike Smith

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Lang · Lapierre · Kovalev 16:46

L2 Koivu · Plekanec · Kostopoulos 15:04

L3 Higgins · Kostitsyn · Pacioretty 13:53

L4 Kostitsyn · Latendresse · D'Agostini 10:34

D1 Markov · Komisarek 24:16

D2 Hamrlik · Gorges 20:30

D3 Bouillon · O'Byrne 13:13

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:41

L2 Malone · Halpern · Recchi 16:58

L3 Pettinger · Jokinen · Artyukhin 12:21

L4 Craig · Stamkos · Downie 8:55

L5 Koci 2:10

D1 Meszaros · Ranger 26:44

D2 Eminger · Krajicek 22:20

D3 Murphy 15:49

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

34 Shots on goal 24

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

18 Hits 24

7 Blocked shots 13

8 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 13

18 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 8.8% (3/34) TBL shooting 20.8% (5/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 59:39 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:45 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-0-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Dec 302008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–1 SO Dec 112008 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Feb 122008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–3 Jan 32008 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 Dec 272007 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–2

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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on January 27, 2009?

Lightning won 5–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Guillaume Latendresse, Maxim Lapierre.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Ryan Malone, Steve Downie, Vincent Lecavalier, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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?

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–5 AfterJan 29 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–5

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJan 21 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–5 AfterJan 29 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3

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