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Montréal Canadiens 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: MTL 19, TBL 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-0 TBL; P2 MTL 1-2 TBL; P3 MTL 1-1 TBL; OT MTL 1-0 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 13:24 Josh Anderson (assists: Alexandre Carrier, Mike Matheson) to make it MTL 1-0 TBL; P2 12:15 Darren Raddysh (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel) to make it MTL 1-1 TBL; P2 12:44 Brandon Hagel (assists: Jake Guentzel, Ryan McDonagh) to make it MTL 1-2 TBL; P2 19:36 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield) to make it MTL 2-2 TBL; P3 05:56 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 3-2 TBL; P3 08:58 Brandon Hagel (assists: Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) to make it MTL 3-3 TBL; OT 01:22 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 4-3 TBL. Top skaters: Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 3 G, 0 A; Jake Guentzel (TBL) 0 G, 3 A; Brandon Hagel (TBL) 2 G, 0 A; Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 15 saves on 19, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 20 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Juraj Slafkovský
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 7 SOG · 21:11 TOI
Goals · TBL
Brandon Hagel
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 25:25 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
20 saves on 23 shots (.870) · W
Season highs
Juraj Slafkovský · Season-high 3 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 13:24 (MTL 1, TBL 0) · 2-0 run, P2 19:36–P3 5:56
TBL 1 largest lead P2 12:44 (MTL 1, TBL 2) · 2-0 run, P2 12:15–P2 12:44
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 13:24 Josh Anderson (Alexandre Carrier, Mike Matheson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, TBL 0
  • P2 12:15 Darren Raddysh (Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel) TBL · Power play · slap shot · MTL 1, TBL 1
  • P2 12:44 Brandon Hagel (Jake Guentzel, Ryan McDonagh) TBL · backhand shot · MTL 1, TBL 2
  • P2 19:36 Juraj Slafkovský (Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 2, TBL 2
  • P3 5:56 Juraj Slafkovský (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 3, TBL 2
  • P3 8:58 Brandon Hagel (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · Power play · tip-in shot · MTL 3, TBL 3
  • OT 1:22 Juraj Slafkovský (Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 4, TBL 3

Linescore

123OT T
MTL 1111 4
TBL 0210 3

Shots on goal: MTL 19, TBL 23

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLTBL
19Shots on goal23
46Shot attempts50
36Faceoff wins23
42Hits44
17Blocked shots10
3Power-play goals2
6Takeaways7
16Giveaways7
14Penalty minutes12
87.0%Save %78.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MTL458219
TBL977023

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens4 G · 29 attempts
Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: goal (wrist)Lane Hutson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (slap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (backhand)Oliver Kapanen: saved (slap)Phillip Danault: saved (tip-in)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (wrist)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (tip-in)Lane Hutson: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)
  • 4Goals14% of attempts
  • 15Saved52% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net34% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning3 G · 37 attempts
Anthony Cirelli: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Corey Perry: saved (backhand)Erik Cernak: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Dominic James: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (tip-in)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Nick Paul: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (snap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: goal (slap)Erik Cernak: missed the netBrandon Hagel: goal (backhand)Nick Paul: saved (snap)Zemgus Girgensons: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Brayden Point: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Brandon Hagel: saved (backhand)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: goal (tip-in)Brandon Hagel: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 20Saved54% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Juraj Slafkovský L 303-172021:11
Nick Suzuki C 022-101122:58
Cole Caufield R 022-122121:11
Josh Anderson R 101+114114:47
Lane Hutson D 011-120129:00
Mike Matheson D 011+104622:56
Alexandre Carrier D 011+103218:36
Ivan Demidov R 011022116:34
Kaiden Guhle D 000-103121:21
Alex Newhook C 000014016:23
Jake Evans C 000+101115:16
Phillip Danault C 000+111113:19
Jayden Struble D 000002012:33
Arber Xhekaj D 000015110:59
Kirby Dach C 000002010:58
Alexandre Texier L 000014010:32
Zachary Bolduc R 000002009:10
Oliver Kapanen C 000010008:25
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 202387.0361:13
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jake Guentzel C 033+140022:57
Brandon Hagel L 202+131025:25
Nikita Kucherov R 022-152017:38
Darren Raddysh D 101-164023:55
Ryan McDonagh D 011+104121:19
J.J. Moser D 000-103222:12
Erik Cernak D 000+114120:53
Brayden Point C 000-100018:30
Yanni Gourde C 000012017:37
Anthony Cirelli C 000+116117:35
Emil Lilleberg D 000005017:27
Nick Paul L 000017113:47
Zemgus Girgensons C 000001112:42
Gage Goncalves C 000-100010:43
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000001009:35
Corey Perry R 000011208:42
Conor Geekie C 000001108:12
Dominic James C 000002007:18
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 151978.9461:22

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