Canadiens 2–1 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Gionta

1 G

4 shots · 16:33 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Plekanec

1 G

3 shots · 21:57 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Carey Price

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brian Gionta Go-ahead 2nd · 09:53

Assists: Andrei Markov, Scott Gomez · beat Mike Smith

1–0

3rd period

⚡ Kurtis Foster Tying 3rd · 03:52

Assists: Victor Hedman, Martin St. Louis · beat Carey Price

1–1

Overtime

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Go-ahead OT · 03:32

Assists: Michael Cammalleri · beat Mike Smith

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Cammalleri · Kostitsyn · Plekanec 21:57

L2 Gomez · Metropolit · Gionta 16:33

L3 Pouliot · Moen · D'Agostini 13:04

L4 Kostitsyn · Lapierre 9:52

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 24:12

D2 Gorges · Spacek 21:04

D3 Gill · O'Byrne 15:58

D4 Bergeron 13:01

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Stamkos · St. Louis 22:47

L2 Malone · Tanguay · Jones 18:52

L3 Veilleux · Szczechura · Downie 13:40

L4 Konopka · Wright 8:02

D1 Ohlund · Hedman 22:32

D2 Lundin · Foster 20:18

D3 Meszaros · Smaby 18:38

D4 Hale 3:53

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

35 Shots on goal 35

17 Hits 20

13 Blocked shots 16

4 Takeaways 6

13 Giveaways 8

6 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 5.7% (2/35) TBL shooting 2.9% (1/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 63:13 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 63:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

MTL TBL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 6-4-4 (43% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4-4 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 72009 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Mar 262009 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Jan 272009 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Dec 302008 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–1 SO Dec 112008 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1

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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 30, 2009?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Gionta, Tomas Plekanec.

Who scored for Lightning?

Kurtis Foster.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 AfterDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 5–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 28 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterJan 2 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 1–3

Also on December 30

🐦ATL 0–4 🐻BOS 🐧PIT 0–2 😈NJD 🔔PHI 6–0 🗽NYR 🏔️COL 4–3 🏛️OTT 👑LAK 1–2 🔥CGY 🍁TOR 1–3 🛢️EDM 🦅WSH 2–5 🦈SJS

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