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2008-09 regular season

Lightning at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Canadiens beat Lightning 3–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on March 26, 2009.

TBL – MTL
19–36
Shots on goal
0/1–1/8
Power play
46–29
Hits
34–9
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
2 A
5 shots · 29:21 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Alex Kovalev
1 G
4 shots · 22:33 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
1 G
3 shots · 20:12 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:09
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Mathieu Schneider · beat Karri Ramo
0–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Guillaume Latendresse 3rd · 05:48
Assists: Tom Kostopoulos, Andrei Markov · beat Karri Ramo
0–2
⚡ David Koci 3rd · 10:26
Assists: Adam Hall, Ryan Craig · beat Carey Price
1–2
⚡ Lukas Krajicek Tying 3rd · 14:43
Unassisted · beat Carey Price
2–2
Overtime
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead OT · 01:45
Assists: Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec · beat Karri Ramo
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Malone · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:32
L2 Prospal · Stamkos · Halpern 15:41
L3 Pettinger · Craig · Hall 12:09
L4 Koci · Artyukhin · Karsums 8:37
D1 Krajicek · Lashoff 24:04
D2 Smaby · Petiot 22:21
D3 Melichar · Welch 14:37
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Tanguay · Koivu · Kovalev 20:13
L2 Higgins · Plekanec · Lapierre 14:53
L3 Metropolit · Kostopoulos · D'Agostini 12:49
L4 Latendresse · Kostitsyn · Dandenault 11:46
D1 Markov · Schneider 25:28
D2 Komisarek · Hamrlik 20:28
D3 Gorges · Brisebois 15:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦
19 Shots on goal 36
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
46 Hits 29
34 Blocked shots 9
6 Takeaways 14
27 Giveaways 11
18 Penalty minutes 4
TBL shooting 10.5% (2/19) MTL shooting 8.3% (3/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Karri Ramo
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 61:45 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 61:15 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-7-2 (31% win rate, 13 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-2-2 (73% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-13-2 (17% win rate, 18 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-1-1 (82% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Jan 272009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–5 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
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Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on March 26, 2009?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Lightning 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

David Koci, Lukas Krajicek.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Guillaume Latendresse, Saku Koivu.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Karri Ramo made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 24 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterMar 27 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 24 🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 AfterMar 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3
Also on March 26
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