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2017-18 regular season

Canadiens at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Lightning beat Canadiens 3–1 at AMALIE Arena on December 28, 2017.

MTL – TBL
32–34
Shots on goal
1/3–1/6
Power play
19–24
Hits
15–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
2 G
7 shots · 22:51 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Ondrej Palat
2 A
1 shots · 19:03 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
31 saves
0.969 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:40
Assists: Charles Hudon, Joe Morrow · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–0
⚡ Steven Stamkos Tying 2nd · 19:48
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · beat Carey Price
1–1
3rd period
⚡ Brayden Point Go-ahead 3rd · 00:30
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat · beat Carey Price
1–2
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP 3rd · 04:45
Assists: Vladislav Namestnikov, Ondrej Palat · beat Carey Price
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Drouin · Galchenyuk 17:21
L2 Byron · Danault · Shaw 14:57
L3 Lehkonen · Plekanec · Gallagher 13:44
L4 Carr · Hudon · Deslauriers 10:36
D1 Petry · Benn 24:29
D2 Alzner · Morrow 19:26
D3 Lernout · Jerabek 13:30
⚡Lightning
L1 Stamkos · Namestnikov · Kucherov 22:51
L2 Palat · Johnson · Point 19:07
L3 Killorn · Kunitz · Gourde 13:04
L4 Paquette · Conacher · Brown 7:45
D1 Hedman · Sergachev 22:49
D2 Dotchin · Girardi 16:50
D3 Coburn · Sustr 14:56

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡
32 Shots on goal 34
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
19 Hits 24
15 Blocked shots 16
3 Takeaways 7
8 Giveaways 5
14 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 3.1% (1/32) TBL shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 57:26 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
31/32
.969 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 03:40 · 1–0 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 19:48 · 1–1 Brayden Point · 3rd 00:30 · 1–2 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 04:45 · 1–3
MTL TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 6-7-3 (38% win rate, 16 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 10-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0
Apr 72017 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Apr 12017 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–1 OT Dec 282016 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4 OT Oct 272016 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 Apr 92016 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–5
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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 28, 2017?

Lightning won 3–1. The final score was Canadiens 1, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher.

Who scored for Lightning?

Steven Stamkos (2), Brayden Point.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 1–3 AfterDec 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 0–2
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 23 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 0–3 AfterDec 29 🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL 5–3
Also on December 28
🐻BOS 3–4 🦅WSH 🔔PHI 2–3 🐆FLA 🍁TOR 7–4 🌵ARI 🪶CHI 2–5 🐋VAN 🎰VGK 3–2 👑LAK 🔥CGY 2–3 🦈SJS
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