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2022-23 regular season

Canadiens at Lightning

🗓 Sat, Mar 18, 2023 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 3–0

Lightning beat Canadiens 5–3 at AMALIE Arena on March 18, 2023.

MTL – TBL
21–41
Shots on goal
1/2–1/2
Power play
37–20
Hits
20–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Brandon Hagel
3 G
7 shots · 19:20 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Mikhail Sergachev
2 A
3 shots · 21:56 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
2 A
2 shots · 19:13 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Mike Hoffman Go-ahead 1st · 05:12
Assists: Nick Suzuki, David Savard · beat Brian Elliott
1–0
⚡ Victor Hedman Tying 1st · 11:31
Assists: Nicholas Paul, Zach Bogosian · beat Sam Montembeault
1–1
2nd period
⚡ Brandon Hagel Go-ahead 2nd · 04:50
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Sam Montembeault
1–2
🇨🇦 Denis Gurianov Tying 2nd · 06:29
Assists: Josh Anderson, Nick Suzuki · beat Brian Elliott
2–2
🇨🇦 Jesse Ylonen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:23
Assists: Mike Hoffman, Justin Barron · beat Brian Elliott
3–2
3rd period
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Tying 3rd · 03:14
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Alex Killorn · beat Sam Montembeault
3–3
⚡ Brandon Hagel Go-ahead 3rd · 05:58
Assists: Mikhail Sergachev, Brayden Point · beat Sam Montembeault
3–4
⚡ Brandon Hagel Empty net 3rd · 19:16
Unassisted
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Suzuki · Hoffman · Gurianov 18:39
L2 Harvey-Pinard · Tierney · Anderson 18:09
L3 Pitlick · Belzile · Ylonen 16:36
L4 Pezzetta · Richard 8:33
D1 Matheson · Edmundson 23:48
D2 Savard · Kovacevic 20:04
D3 Barron · Wideman 14:05
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Point · Kucherov 19:20
L2 Paul · Stamkos · Colton 15:55
L3 Killorn · Jeannot · Cirelli 14:17
L4 Bellemare · Eyssimont · Perry 9:00
D1 Hedman · Sergachev 22:08
D2 Cernak · Cole 20:26
D3 Bogosian · Raddysh 16:16

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡
21 Shots on goal 41
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
37 Hits 20
20 Blocked shots 7
12 Takeaways 19
11 Giveaways 13
4 Penalty minutes 4
MTL shooting 14.3% (3/21) TBL shooting 12.2% (5/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Sam Montembeault
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 59:16 TOI
⚡Lightning
Brian Elliott
18/21
.857 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Mike Hoffman · 1st 05:12 · 1–0 Victor Hedman · 1st 11:31 · 1–1 Brandon Hagel · 2nd 04:50 · 1–2 Denis Gurianov · 2nd 06:29 · 2–2 Jesse Ylonen · 2nd 12:23 · 3–2 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 03:14 · 3–3 Brandon Hagel · 3rd 05:58 · 3–4 Brandon Hagel · 3rd 19:16 · 3–5
MTL TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 11-13-2 (42% win rate, 26 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 13-11-3 (48% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 3–0
Dec 282022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Dec 172022 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1 Apr 22022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–4 SO Dec 282021 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 4–5 OT Dec 72021 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2
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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on March 18, 2023?

Lightning won 5–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Denis Gurianov, Jesse Ylonen, Mike Hoffman.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brandon Hagel (3), Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Brian Elliott made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 16 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 5–9 AfterMar 21 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 16 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 4–3 AfterMar 19 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 5–2
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