1–5

Final

TBL leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	1	0	1
TBL	1	1	3	5

Canadiens at Lightning — Stanley Cup Finals Game 1

Lightning, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Canadiens 5–1 at AMALIE Arena on June 28, 2021.

🗓 Mon, Jun 28, 2021 · 19:00 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2020-21 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

MTL vs TBL · TBL leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

1–5

Final · TBL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:54 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Brayden Point

3 A

3 shots · 19:02 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Yanni Gourde

1 G

3 shots · 17:54 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Erik Cernak Go-ahead 1st · 06:19

Assists: Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point · beat Carey Price

0–1

2nd period

⚡ Yanni Gourde 2nd · 05:47

Assists: Blake Coleman, Barclay Goodrow · beat Carey Price

0–2

🇨🇦 Ben Chiarot 2nd · 17:40

Assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Shea Weber · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–2

3rd period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov 3rd · 02:00

Assists: Mikhail Sergachev · beat Carey Price

1–3

⚡ Nikita Kucherov 3rd · 11:25

Assists: Brayden Point · beat Carey Price

1–4

⚡ Steven Stamkos PP 3rd · 18:50

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point · beat Carey Price

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

19 Shots on goal 27

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

58 Hits 57

5 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 10

3 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 5.3% (1/19) TBL shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

18/19

.947 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

MTL TBL

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Danault · Toffoli 17:13

L2 Lehkonen · Caufield · Gallagher 14:28

L3 Byron · Perry · Anderson 13:59

L4 Kotkaniemi · Staal · Evans 12:37

D1 Weber · Petry 25:10

D2 Chiarot · Edmundson 23:39

D3 Merrill · Gustafsson 10:09

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Gourde · Kucherov 18:54

L2 Goodrow · Stamkos · Cirelli 16:17

L3 Palat · Killorn · Coleman 14:05

L4 Maroon · Colton · Johnson 11:25

D1 Hedman · McDonagh 22:38

D2 Sergachev · Cernak 19:30

D3 Savard · Rutta 15:03

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on June 28, 2021?

Lightning won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Lightning?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Ben Chiarot.

Who scored for Lightning?

Nikita Kucherov (2), Erik Cernak, Steven Stamkos, Yanni Gourde.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

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⚡Lightning

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