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2017-18 regular season

Lightning at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Lightning beat Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at Bell Centre on February 24, 2018.

TBL – MTL
39–32
Shots on goal
2/5–1/4
Power play
37–21
Hits
17–21
Blocked shots
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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
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 24:26 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Max Pacioretty
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:32 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Brayden Point
1 G
5 shots · 26:24 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Byron Froese Go-ahead 1st · 08:52
Assists: Jordie Benn, Daniel Carr · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–1
⚡ Brayden Point Tying 1st · 12:07
Assists: Alex Killorn · beat Antti Niemi
1–1
2nd period
⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:32
Assists: Victor Hedman, Tyler Johnson · beat Antti Niemi
2–1
🇨🇦 Joe Morrow Tying 2nd · 08:50
Assists: Charles Hudon, Max Pacioretty · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–2
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:29
Assists: Jeff Petry, Jonathan Drouin · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–3
3rd period
⚡ Ryan Callahan PP Tying 3rd · 02:11
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · beat Antti Niemi
3–3
Shootout
⚡ Brayden Point Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Point · Namestnikov · Kucherov 24:26
L2 Killorn · Stamkos · Callahan 17:18
L3 Kunitz · Johnson · Gourde 14:18
L4 Erne · Paquette · Conacher 5:57
D1 Hedman · Stralman 27:50
D2 Girardi · Coburn 19:44
D3 Sustr · Sergachev 12:56
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Drouin · Galchenyuk 21:33
L2 Hudon · Lehkonen · Danault 17:47
L3 Byron · de la Rose · Gallagher 15:19
L4 Carr · Deslauriers · Froese 8:46
D1 Petry · Juulsen 22:57
D2 Alzner · Benn 19:22
D3 Mete · Morrow 18:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦
39 Shots on goal 32
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
37 Hits 21
17 Blocked shots 21
9 Takeaways 9
11 Giveaways 8
25 Penalty minutes 17
TBL shooting 10.3% (4/39) MTL shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:36 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Antti Niemi
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 64:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Byron Froese · 1st 08:52 · 0–1 Brayden Point · 1st 12:07 · 1–1 Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 07:32 · 2–1 Joe Morrow · 2nd 08:50 · 2–2 Max Pacioretty · 2nd 16:29 · 2–3 Ryan Callahan · 3rd 02:11 · 3–3
TBL MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 18-4-1 (78% win rate, 23 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 10-15-6 (32% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-5 (44% win rate, 9 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–1
Jan 42018 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 SO Dec 282017 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Apr 72017 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Apr 12017 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–1 OT Dec 282016 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4 OT
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Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on February 24, 2018?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan Callahan.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Byron Froese, Joe Morrow, Max Pacioretty.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeFeb 22 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 4–3 AfterFeb 26 🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL 3–4
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeFeb 22 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–3 AfterFeb 26 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–0
Also on February 24
🔔PHI 5–3 🏛️OTT 🏔️COL 1–5 🔥CGY 🏝️NYI 1–2 😈NJD 🐧PIT 5–6 🐆FLA ⚔️BUF 1–5 🦅WSH ✈️WPG 5–3 ⭐DAL 🪶CHI 2–3 🧥CBJ 🐻BOS 3–4 🍁TOR
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