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Montréal Canadiens 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2. Shots on goal: MTL 24, TBL 40. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-0 TBL; P2 MTL 1-2 TBL; P3 MTL 1-0 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 03:00 Brendan Gallagher (assists: Alex Newhook) to make it MTL 1-0 TBL; P2 06:49 Dominic James (assists: Gage Goncalves, Yanni Gourde) to make it MTL 1-1 TBL; P2 07:00 Kirby Dach (assists: Zachary Bolduc, Kaiden Guhle) to make it MTL 2-1 TBL; P2 17:23 Jake Guentzel to make it MTL 2-2 TBL; P3 01:06 Alexandre Texier (assists: Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 3-2 TBL. Top skaters: Brendan Gallagher (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Jake Guentzel (TBL) 1 G, 0 A; Alexandre Texier (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Kirby Dach (MTL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 21 saves on 24, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 38 saves on 40, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 22:11 TOI
Goals · TBL
Dominic James
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 13:14 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
38 saves on 40 shots (.950) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 3:00 (MTL 1, TBL 0)
TBL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:00 Brendan Gallagher (Alex Newhook) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, TBL 0
  • P2 6:49 Dominic James (Gage Goncalves, Yanni Gourde) TBL · snap shot · MTL 1, TBL 1
  • P2 7:00 Kirby Dach (Zachary Bolduc, Kaiden Guhle) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 2, TBL 1
  • P2 17:23 Jake Guentzel TBL · snap shot · MTL 2, TBL 2
  • P3 1:06 Alexandre Texier (Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) MTL · snap shot · MTL 3, TBL 2

Linescore

123 T
MTL 111 3
TBL 020 2

Shots on goal: MTL 24, TBL 40

Biggest Period

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

📋 Team Stats

MTLTBL
24Shots on goal40
49Shot attempts65
33Faceoff wins17
37Hits23
16Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways4
11Giveaways18
8Penalty minutes6
95.0%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL612624
TBL8151740

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens3 G · 33 attempts
Ivan Demidov: saved (wrist)Brendan Gallagher: goal (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Mike Matheson: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (backhand)Alex Newhook: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: goal (wrist)Josh Anderson: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (slap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netAlexandre Texier: goal (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (tip-in)Jayden Struble: saved (slap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (slap)Jayden Struble: missed the netJake Evans: saved (slap)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 21Saved64% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net27% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning2 G · 47 attempts
Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: saved (snap)Dominic James: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (wrist)Max Crozier: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Dominic James: goal (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (snap)Erik Cernak: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Conor Geekie: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (backhand)Jake Guentzel: goal (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Zemgus Girgensons: missed the netMax Crozier: missed the netRyan McDonagh: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (backhand)Ryan McDonagh: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (backhand)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (tip-in)Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: saved (slap)Brandon Hagel: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 38Saved81% of attempts
  • 7Missed the net15% 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
Alexandre Texier L 101+221113:42
Kirby Dach C 101+213211:46
Brendan Gallagher R 101+113006:48
Lane Hutson D 011+111123:31
Kaiden Guhle D 011+124021:41
Nick Suzuki C 011-103020:42
Alex Newhook C 011022114:35
Zachary Bolduc R 011+203013:26
Mike Matheson D 000-110427:54
Alexandre Carrier D 000-100423:27
Phillip Danault C 000002019:40
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-131119:27
Josh Anderson R 000-124015:30
Jake Evans C 000032215:14
Cole Caufield R 000011013:13
Ivan Demidov R 000-132011:07
Jayden Struble D 000+114010:23
Arber Xhekaj D 000+111009:54
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 384095.0260:00
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jake Guentzel C 101+141022:11
Dominic James C 101-121213:14
Yanni Gourde C 011+100014:23
Gage Goncalves C 011-121013:51
Darren Raddysh D 000+165125:26
Brandon Hagel L 000053123:12
Nikita Kucherov R 000081021:44
Brayden Point C 000+110021:17
Anthony Cirelli C 000030220:49
J.J. Moser D 000+111520:33
Max Crozier D 000-210017:40
Ryan McDonagh D 000020216:23
Erik Cernak D 000010215:56
Emil Lilleberg D 000-202015:47
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000-122314:47
Zemgus Girgensons C 000-103007:21
Corey Perry R 000-110006:55
Conor Geekie C 000-113005:04
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 212487.5357:27

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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