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Montréal Canadiens 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1. Shots on goal: MTL 9, TBL 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-0 TBL; P2 MTL 0-1 TBL; P3 MTL 1-0 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 18:39 Nick Suzuki (assists: Kaiden Guhle, Josh Anderson) to make it MTL 1-0 TBL; P2 13:27 Dominic James (assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Gage Goncalves) to make it MTL 1-1 TBL; P3 11:07 Alex Newhook (assists: Lane Hutson, Kaiden Guhle) to make it MTL 2-1 TBL. Top skaters: Kaiden Guhle (MTL) 0 G, 2 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Alex Newhook (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Dominic James (TBL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 7 saves on 9, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 28 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Kaiden Guhle
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 20:56 TOI
Goals · TBL
Dominic James
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 13:27 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
28 saves on 29 shots (.966) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 18:39 (MTL 1, TBL 0)
TBL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 18:39 Nick Suzuki (Kaiden Guhle, Josh Anderson) MTL · tip-in shot · MTL 1, TBL 0
  • P2 13:27 Dominic James (Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Gage Goncalves) TBL · Power play · tip-in shot · MTL 1, TBL 1
  • P3 11:07 Alex Newhook (Lane Hutson, Kaiden Guhle) MTL · bat shot · MTL 2, TBL 1

Linescore

123 T
MTL 101 2
TBL 010 1

Shots on goal: MTL 9, TBL 29

📋 Team Stats

MTLTBL
9Shots on goal29
38Shot attempts58
32Faceoff wins28
43Hits30
13Blocked shots15
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways4
11Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes2
96.6%Save %77.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL4059
TBL912829

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens2 G · 23 attempts
Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netKaiden Guhle: missed the netNick Suzuki: goal (tip-in)Noah Dobson: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netPhillip Danault: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netAlex Newhook: goal (bat)Nick Suzuki: saved (slap)Alexandre Texier: saved (tip-in)
  • 2Goals9% of attempts
  • 7Saved30% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net61% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning1 G · 41 attempts
Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Ryan McDonagh: saved (snap)Brayden Point: saved (snap)Brayden Point: saved (snap)Dominic James: saved (snap)Dominic James: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netGage Goncalves: saved (snap)Nick Paul: missed the netGage Goncalves: saved (backhand)Nick Paul: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (slap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (slap)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (tip-in)Nick Paul: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Nick Paul: missed the netDominic James: goal (tip-in)Brandon Hagel: saved (tip-in)Gage Goncalves: missed the netYanni Gourde: missed the netNick Paul: missed the netGage Goncalves: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netBrayden Point: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netDominic James: saved (snap)Erik Cernak: missed the netEmil Lilleberg: saved (backhand)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 28Saved68% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net29% 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
Kaiden Guhle D 022+213220:56
Nick Suzuki C 101+233322:48
Alex Newhook C 101+111116:09
Lane Hutson D 011+201023:27
Josh Anderson R 011+103015:33
Mike Matheson D 000001125:22
Alexandre Carrier D 000012122:39
Juraj Slafkovský L 000+111021:25
Noah Dobson D 000004218:37
Phillip Danault C 000003017:56
Ivan Demidov R 000001117:50
Jake Evans C 000004016:46
Cole Caufield R 000+115014:29
Alexandre Texier L 000011011:15
Kirby Dach C 000004111:02
Zachary Bolduc R 000002108:51
Brendan Gallagher R 000000006:48
Jayden Struble D 000004005:06
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 282996.6160:00
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dominic James C 101-142013:27
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 011-112017:41
Gage Goncalves C 011-131114:33
Darren Raddysh D 000-121126:07
J.J. Moser D 000-101122:12
Brandon Hagel L 000-132121:53
Nikita Kucherov R 000-130120:16
Anthony Cirelli C 000-102117:50
Erik Cernak D 000-100117:18
Jake Guentzel C 000041016:22
Ryan McDonagh D 000011116:17
Yanni Gourde C 000002116:01
Emil Lilleberg D 000012115:42
Brayden Point C 000021015:06
Zemgus Girgensons C 000007314:00
Nick Paul L 000024112:38
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000-130112:12
Corey Perry R 000001008:58
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 7977.8257:30

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