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2012-13 regular season

Canadiens at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Canadiens beat Lightning 4–3 at AMALIE Arena on March 9, 2013.

MTL – TBL
29–23
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
16–26
Hits
14–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brian Gionta
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:37 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Michael Ryder
2 A
5 shots · 14:45 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 22:36 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
⚡ Steven Stamkos Go-ahead 2nd · 05:30
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Victor Hedman · beat Carey Price
0–1
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec Tying 2nd · 07:38
Assists: Andrei Markov · beat Cedrick Desjardins
1–1
⚡ Sami Salo Go-ahead 2nd · 08:15
Assists: B.J. Crombeen, Nate Thompson · beat Carey Price
1–2
⚡ Ryan Malone PP 2nd · 12:20
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis · beat Carey Price
1–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brian Gionta 3rd · 03:49
Assists: Michael Ryder, Francis Bouillon · beat Cedrick Desjardins
2–3
🇨🇦 Alexei Emelin Tying 3rd · 07:33
Assists: Brian Gionta, Michael Ryder · beat Cedrick Desjardins
3–3
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Go-ahead 3rd · 12:03
Assists: Max Pacioretty · beat Cedrick Desjardins
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Desharnais · Gionta 17:37
L2 Eller · Plekanec · Gallagher 16:20
L3 Prust · Galchenyuk · Ryder 14:16
L4 Moen · Dumont · Armstrong 9:47
D1 Subban · Markov 25:28
D2 Gorges · Emelin 21:41
D3 Bouillon · Pateryn 12:52
⚡Lightning
L1 Killorn · Stamkos · St. Louis 22:36
L2 Malone · Purcell · Lecavalier 16:21
L3 Pyatt · Thompson · Crombeen 13:08
L4 Palat · Labrie · Conacher 8:34
D1 Hedman · Salo 23:44
D2 Carle · Brewer 20:07
D3 Lee · Aulie 15:13

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡
29 Shots on goal 23
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
16 Hits 26
14 Blocked shots 12
5 Takeaways 10
7 Giveaways 14
6 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 13.8% (4/29) TBL shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
20/23
.870 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Cedrick Desjardins
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 58:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Steven Stamkos · 2nd 05:30 · 0–1 Tomas Plekanec · 2nd 07:38 · 1–1 Sami Salo · 2nd 08:15 · 1–2 Ryan Malone · 2nd 12:20 · 1–3 Brian Gionta · 3rd 03:49 · 2–3 Alexei Emelin · 3rd 07:33 · 3–3 Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 12:03 · 4–3
MTL TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 6-2-3 (55% win rate, 11 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 1-6 (14% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0
Feb 122013 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 4–3 SO Apr 42012 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5 Feb 282012 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–2 Jan 72012 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 Dec 292011 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4
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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on March 9, 2013?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Canadiens 4, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alexei Emelin, Brendan Gallagher, Brian Gionta, Tomas Plekanec.

Who scored for Lightning?

Ryan Malone, Sami Salo, Steven Stamkos.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Cedrick Desjardins made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 4–2 AfterMar 10 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 5–2
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 7 ✈️WPG @ ⚡TBL 2–1 AfterMar 12 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 3–2
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