Lightning 5–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Feb 9, 2025)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Victor Hedman

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 23:50 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Anthony Cirelli

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:50 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Andrei Vasilevskiy

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Nicholas Paul Go-ahead 1st · 06:56

Assists: Brandon Hagel · beat Jakub Dobes

1–0

⚡ Victor Hedman 1st · 10:28

Assists: Gage Goncalves, Anthony Cirelli · beat Jakub Dobes

2–0

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher PP 1st · 18:53

Assists: Alex Newhook, Mike Matheson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Brayden Point PP 2nd · 01:05

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Victor Hedman · beat Jakub Dobes

3–1

⚡ Zemgus Girgensons 2nd · 06:43

Assists: Cam Atkinson, Michael Eyssimont · beat Sam Montembeault

4–1

🇨🇦 Christian Dvorak 2nd · 12:45

Assists: David Savard, Juraj Slafkovsky · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

4–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher 3rd · 09:19

Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

4–3

⚡ Anthony Cirelli Empty net 3rd · 19:44

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Cirelli · Guentzel 18:50

L2 Paul · Point · Goncalves 18:18

L3 Girgensons · Glendening · Eyssimont 11:43

L4 Duke · Atkinson · Chaffee 8:05

D1 Hedman · McDonagh 23:00

D2 Cernak · Perbix 19:37

D3 Raddysh · Martinsen Lilleberg 16:44

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Evans · Caufield 20:26

L2 Slafkovsky · Newhook · Dach 15:52

L3 Dvorak · Anderson · Gallagher 14:43

L4 Laine · Beck · Armia 10:01

D1 Matheson · Carrier 23:27

D2 Hutson · Struble 19:58

D3 Xhekaj · Savard 14:27

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦

21 Shots on goal 35

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

26 Hits 29

25 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 11

15 Giveaways 19

6 Penalty minutes 4

TBL shooting 23.8% (5/21) MTL shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

11/12

.917 SV% · 1 GA · 37:22 TOI

Jakub Dobes

5/8

.625 SV% · 3 GA · 21:05 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

TBL MTL

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-4-1 (69% win rate, 16 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-8-1 (40% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Jan 212025 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Dec 292024 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–2 Apr 42024 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–4 Mar 22024 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4 SO Dec 312023 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4

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Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on February 9, 2025?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point, Nicholas Paul, Victor Hedman, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher (2), Christian Dvorak.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 11 saves on 12 shots (.917 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeFeb 8 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 6–3 AfterFeb 23 🦑SEA @ ⚡TBL 1–4

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 8 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–0 AfterFeb 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 5–2

Also on February 9

🏒UTA 5–4 🦅WSH

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