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2023-24 regular season

Canadiens at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–0

Lightning beat Canadiens 4–3 at AMALIE Arena on December 31, 2023.

MTL – TBL
29–20
Shots on goal
30–31
Hits
17–17
Blocked shots
8–7
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 25:05 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Victor Hedman
2 A
3 shots · 29:52 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Brayden Point
1 G
3 shots · 20:51 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Cole Caufield Go-ahead 2nd · 03:58
Unassisted · beat Jonas Johansson
1–0
🇨🇦 Johnathan Kovacevic 2nd · 11:59
Assists: Sam Montembeault · beat Jonas Johansson
2–0
⚡ Brayden Point 2nd · 14:01
Assists: Nicholas Paul, Brandon Hagel · beat Sam Montembeault
2–1
⚡ Austin Watson Tying 2nd · 17:36
Assists: Victor Hedman, Nick Perbix · beat Sam Montembeault
2–2
3rd period
⚡ Calvin de Haan Go-ahead 3rd · 07:49
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · beat Sam Montembeault
2–3
⚡ Nikita Kucherov 3rd · 14:54
Assists: Victor Hedman, Anthony Cirelli · beat Sam Montembeault
2–4
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki 3rd · 17:55
Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky, Mike Matheson · beat Jonas Johansson
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 23:11
L2 Monahan · Evans · Anderson 18:07
L3 Gallagher · Armia · Ylonen 13:02
L4 Pezzetta · Stephens 7:44
D1 Matheson · Savard 23:48
D2 Struble · Guhle 16:10
D3 Harris · Kovacevic 12:59
D4 Barron 11:04
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Stamkos · Kucherov 21:19
L2 Paul · Point · Cirelli 20:29
L3 Jeannot · Motte · Barré-Boulet 10:47
L4 Watson · Eyssimont · Glendening 7:25
D1 Hedman · Perbix 27:34
D2 Raddysh · de Haan 21:44
D3 Fleury · Cernak 8:03

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡
29 Shots on goal 20
30 Hits 31
17 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 7
5 Giveaways 8
13 Penalty minutes 19
MTL shooting 10.3% (3/29) TBL shooting 20.0% (4/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Sam Montembeault
16/20
.800 SV% · 4 GA · 58:24 TOI
⚡Lightning
Jonas Johansson
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Cole Caufield · 2nd 03:58 · 1–0 Johnathan Kovacevic · 2nd 11:59 · 2–0 Brayden Point · 2nd 14:01 · 2–1 Austin Watson · 2nd 17:36 · 2–2 Calvin de Haan · 3rd 07:49 · 2–3 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 14:54 · 2–4 Nick Suzuki · 3rd 17:55 · 3–4
MTL TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 8-7 (53% win rate, 15 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–0
Nov 72023 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Mar 212023 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Mar 182023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Dec 282022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Dec 172022 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1
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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 31, 2023?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield, Johnathan Kovacevic, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Lightning?

Austin Watson, Brayden Point, Calvin de Haan, Nikita Kucherov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 1–4 AfterJan 2 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 4–3
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 30 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 5–1 AfterJan 2 ⚡TBL @ ✈️WPG 2–4
Also on December 31
✈️WPG 3–2 🌲MIN 🐻BOS 5–3 🐙DET ⚔️BUF 1–5 🏛️OTT 🏝️NYI 1–3 🐧PIT 🦈SJS 1–3 🏔️COL 🛢️EDM 7–2 🦆ANA 🔔PHI 3–4 🔥CGY 🪶CHI 1–8 ⭐DAL
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