Lightning 5–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Nov 7, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⚡ TBL

Nicholas Paul

2 G

4 shots · 19:32 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 21:50 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Steven Stamkos

2 A

5 shots · 17:37 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov Go-ahead 1st · 00:22

Assists: Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point · beat Jake Allen

1–0

⚡ Nicholas Paul 1st · 07:15

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · beat Jake Allen

2–0

⚡ Alex Barré-Boulet PP 1st · 09:09

Assists: Brandon Hagel, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Jake Allen

3–0

⚡ Michael Eyssimont 1st · 13:50

Assists: Victor Hedman, Erik Cernak · beat Jake Allen

4–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki PP 3rd · 06:50

Assists: Cole Caufield, Sean Monahan · beat Matt Tomkins

4–1

🇨🇦 Michael Pezzetta 3rd · 07:24

Assists: Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle · beat Matt Tomkins

4–2

⚡ Nicholas Paul PP 3rd · 17:40

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · beat Sam Montembeault

5–2

🇨🇦 Christian Dvorak 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Jordan Harris, Justin Barron · beat Matt Tomkins

5–3

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Paul · Point · Kucherov 19:32

L2 Hagel · Cirelli · Stamkos 17:37

L3 Motte · Glendening · Barré-Boulet 13:35

L4 Jeannot · Sheary · Eyssimont 9:31

D1 Sergachev · Hedman 24:16

D2 Cernak · Raddysh 19:10

D3 de Haan · Bogosian 13:00

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Caufield · Anderson 18:59

L2 Slafkovsky · Newhook · Monahan 16:58

L3 Evans · Armia · Gallagher 12:59

L4 Pearson · Pezzetta · Dvorak 11:38

D1 Matheson · Guhle 22:01

D2 Harris · Barron 19:24

D3 Kovacevic · Xhekaj 13:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦

32 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 24

17 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 5

12 Giveaways 10

21 Penalty minutes 19

TBL shooting 15.6% (5/32) MTL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Matt Tomkins

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 46:10 TOI

Jake Allen

5/9

.556 SV% · 4 GA · 13:50 TOI

Where the goals came from

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Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Mar 212023 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Mar 182023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Dec 282022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Dec 172022 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1 Apr 22022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–4 SO

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Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on November 7, 2023?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Nicholas Paul (2), Alex Barré-Boulet, Michael Eyssimont, Nikita Kucherov.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Christian Dvorak, Michael Pezzetta, Nick Suzuki.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Matt Tomkins made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeNov 6 ⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR 5–6 AfterNov 9 🪶CHI @ ⚡TBL 5–3

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeNov 4 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL 3–6 AfterNov 9 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 3–2

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