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Montréal Canadiens 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: MTL 27, TBL 34. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-1 TBL; P2 MTL 1-0 TBL; P3 MTL 0-1 TBL; OT MTL 0-1 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 08:40 Brandon Hagel (assists: Jake Guentzel, Erik Cernak) to make it MTL 0-1 TBL; P1 16:11 Lane Hutson (assists: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) to make it MTL 1-1 TBL; P2 18:36 Josh Anderson (assists: Phillip Danault, Jake Evans) to make it MTL 2-1 TBL; P3 12:33 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel) to make it MTL 2-2 TBL; OT 12:48 J.J. Moser (assists: Anthony Cirelli) to make it MTL 2-3 TBL. Top skaters: Brandon Hagel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Anthony Cirelli (TBL) 0 G, 2 A; Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 1 G, 0 A; Josh Anderson (MTL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 25 saves on 27, decision W; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 31 saves on 34, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Brandon Hagel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 23:52 TOI
Goals · MTL
Lane Hutson
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG · 32:00 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
25 saves on 27 shots (.926) · W
Season highs
Lane Hutson · Season-high 6 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P2 18:36 (MTL 2, TBL 1) · 2-0 run, P1 16:11–P2 18:36
TBL 1 largest lead P1 8:40 (MTL 0, TBL 1) · 2-0 run, P3 12:33–OT 12:48
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 8:40 Brandon Hagel (Jake Guentzel, Erik Cernak) TBL · slap shot · MTL 0, TBL 1
  • P1 16:11 Lane Hutson (Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) MTL · Power play · slap shot · MTL 1, TBL 1
  • P2 18:36 Josh Anderson (Phillip Danault, Jake Evans) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 2, TBL 1
  • P3 12:33 Nikita Kucherov (Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel) TBL · wrap-around shot · MTL 2, TBL 2
  • OT 12:48 J.J. Moser (Anthony Cirelli) TBL · wrist shot · MTL 2, TBL 3

Linescore

123OT T
MTL 1100 2
TBL 1011 3

Shots on goal: MTL 27, TBL 34

📋 Team Stats

MTLTBL
27Shots on goal34
68Shot attempts68
35Faceoff wins38
43Hits34
25Blocked shots15
1Power-play goals0
7Takeaways5
20Giveaways15
25Penalty minutes27
91.2%Save %92.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MTL1296027
TBL6118934

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens2 G · 41 attempts
Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (deflected)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netPhillip Danault: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (tip-in)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netLane Hutson: goal (slap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (tip-in)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: saved (backhand)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: goal (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (slap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (slap)Lane Hutson: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 25Saved61% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net34% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning3 G · 53 attempts
Nick Paul: missed the netCorey Perry: missed the netDominic James: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netEmil Lilleberg: missed the netBrandon Hagel: goal (slap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: missed the netEmil Lilleberg: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Zemgus Girgensons: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Nick Paul: saved (slap)Nick Paul: saved (snap)Declan Carlile: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Declan Carlile: saved (snap)Nick Paul: saved (backhand)Darren Raddysh: missed the netGage Goncalves: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Ryan McDonagh: saved (snap)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (backhand)Brayden Point: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Brayden Point: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Emil Lilleberg: saved (slap)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netNikita Kucherov: goal (wrap-around)Brayden Point: saved (backhand)Erik Cernak: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (backhand)J.J. Moser: missed the netGage Goncalves: saved (snap)Yanni Gourde: saved (snap)Yanni Gourde: saved (snap)Nick Paul: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)Corey Perry: saved (backhand)Dominic James: saved (snap)Brayden Point: missed the netJ.J. Moser: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 31Saved58% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net36% 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
Lane Hutson D 101-160232:00
Josh Anderson R 101+145117:21
Nick Suzuki C 011-222125:08
Cole Caufield R 011-213024:50
Phillip Danault C 011+103218:38
Jake Evans C 011+122316:37
Mike Matheson D 000020328:47
Alexandre Carrier D 000-103427:18
Kaiden Guhle D 000-233326:24
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-222025:33
Ivan Demidov R 000002120:41
Alex Newhook C 000-102118:57
Alexandre Texier L 000-124016:37
Jayden Struble D 000001115:05
Zachary Bolduc R 000023012:02
Kirby Dach C 000-103010:53
Oliver Kapanen C 000011210:04
Arber Xhekaj D 000004109:05
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes L 313491.2372:48
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brandon Hagel L 112+311023:52
Anthony Cirelli C 022+303022:43
J.J. Moser D 101+221129:14
Nikita Kucherov R 101+251123:22
Jake Guentzel C 011+141025:10
Erik Cernak D 011+113221:26
Darren Raddysh D 000+241027:28
Emil Lilleberg D 000-114223:31
Brayden Point C 000040221:34
Ryan McDonagh D 000+112221:06
Gage Goncalves C 000023119:58
Yanni Gourde C 000-121118:41
Declan Carlile D 000-111017:38
Nick Paul L 000-131113:32
Dominic James C 000010013:25
Zemgus Girgensons C 000-115112:54
Corey Perry R 000011110:49
Scott Sabourin R 000005008:20
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 252792.6272:14

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