Canadiens 5–6 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2018)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	3	2	0	5
⚡ TBL	2	2	2	6

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Adam Erne

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 10:47 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Phillip Danault

3 A

2 shots · 19:30 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Andrei Vasilevskiy

33 saves

0.868 SV% · 5 GA

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Andrew Shaw PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:44

Assists: Tomas Tatar, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

🇨🇦 Kenny Agostino 1st · 10:00

Assists: Jordie Benn, Phillip Danault · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–0

⚡ Yanni Gourde 1st · 14:12

Assists: Adam Erne, Ryan McDonagh · beat Antti Niemi

2–1

⚡ Anton Stralman Tying 1st · 17:07

Unassisted · beat Antti Niemi

2–2

🇨🇦 Jordie Benn Go-ahead 1st · 17:35

Assists: Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–2

2nd period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov PP Tying 2nd · 07:55

Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · beat Antti Niemi

3–3

⚡ Tyler Johnson Go-ahead 2nd · 08:33

Assists: Mikhail Sergachev, Nikita Kucherov · beat Antti Niemi

3–4

🇨🇦 Brett Kulak Tying 2nd · 12:19

Assists: Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

4–4

🇨🇦 Andrew Shaw Go-ahead 2nd · 13:11

Assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Shea Weber · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

5–4

3rd period

⚡ Adam Erne Tying 3rd · 09:36

Assists: Anton Stralman, Victor Hedman · beat Antti Niemi

5–5

⚡ Adam Erne Go-ahead 3rd · 18:58

Assists: Yanni Gourde, Anthony Cirelli · beat Antti Niemi

5–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Tatar · Danault · Gallagher 18:24

L2 Drouin · Domi · Shaw 17:19

L3 Byron · Lehkonen · Kotkaniemi 16:28

L4 Agostino · Chaput · Peca 9:06

D1 Weber · Petry 23:13

D2 Mete · Reilly 19:39

D3 Kulak · Benn 15:08

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Johnson · Kucherov 20:32

L2 Palat · Stamkos · Gourde 17:08

L3 Killorn · Cirelli · Paquette 12:25

L4 Erne · Callahan · Joseph 9:17

D1 McDonagh · Hedman 21:22

D2 Stralman · Cernak 19:29

D3 Girardi · Sergachev 17:04

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

38 Shots on goal 32

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

17 Hits 23

15 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 9

10 Giveaways 8

6 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 13.2% (5/38) TBL shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Antti Niemi

26/32

.812 SV% · 6 GA · 59:07 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

MTL TBL

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Lightning lead the season series 2–0

Nov 32018 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Mar 102018 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 2–3 SO Feb 242018 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 SO Jan 42018 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 SO Dec 282017 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–3

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❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 29, 2018?

Lightning won 6–5. The final score was Canadiens 5, Lightning 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrew Shaw (2), Brett Kulak, Jordie Benn, Kenny Agostino.

Who scored for Lightning?

Adam Erne (2), Anton Stralman, Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson, Yanni Gourde.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 26 saves on 32 shots (.812 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 5–3 AfterDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 3–2

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 27 🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL 5–6 AfterDec 31 ⚡TBL @ 🦆ANA 2–1

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