Canadiens 5–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Joel Armia

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 13:54 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alexandre Carrier

2 A

3 shots · 21:10 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brendan Gallagher

1 G

4 shots · 12:00 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Alex Newhook Go-ahead 1st · 12:07

Assists: Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine · beat Jonas Johansson

1–0

2nd period

⚡ Brandon Hagel Tying 2nd · 00:37

Unassisted · beat Sam Montembeault

1–1

🇨🇦 Christian Dvorak Go-ahead 2nd · 12:34

Assists: Kaiden Guhle, Alexandre Carrier · beat Jonas Johansson

2–1

🇨🇦 Jake Evans 2nd · 18:28

Assists: Joel Armia · beat Jonas Johansson

3–1

⚡ Nikita Kucherov 2nd · 18:54

Assists: Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh · beat Sam Montembeault

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Joel Armia 3rd · 12:32

Assists: Emil Heineman · beat Jonas Johansson

4–2

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Empty net 3rd · 18:08

Assists: Josh Anderson, Alexandre Carrier

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 17:55

L2 Laine · Dach · Newhook 15:17

L3 Dvorak · Armia · Anderson 13:54

L4 Heineman · Evans · Gallagher 12:00

D1 Matheson · Carrier 23:08

D2 Hutson · Guhle 20:45

D3 Savard · Xhekaj 14:42

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Point · Kucherov 22:22

L2 Paul · Cirelli · Chaffee 15:34

L3 Geekie · Glendening · Girgensons 12:53

L4 Eyssimont · Goncalves · Atkinson 6:57

D1 Hedman · McDonagh 22:23

D2 Cernak · Raddysh 18:27

D3 Perbix · Martinsen Lilleberg 15:47

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

37 Shots on goal 23

20 Hits 19

17 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 13.5% (5/37) TBL shooting 8.7% (2/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Jonas Johansson

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL TBL

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 42024 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–4 Mar 22024 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4 SO Dec 312023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4 Nov 72023 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Mar 212023 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

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Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 29, 2024?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 5, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Newhook, Brendan Gallagher, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans, Joel Armia.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA 4–0 AfterDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎰VGK 3–2

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 28 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 2–6 AfterJan 2 ⚡TBL @ 🦈SJS 1–2

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