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Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Montréal Canadiens 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Montréal Canadiens 2. Shots on goal: TBL 18, MTL 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 0-0 MTL; P2 TBL 0-1 MTL; P3 TBL 1-1 MTL.

Scoring plays: P2 06:30 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it TBL 0-1 MTL; P3 18:09 Darren Raddysh (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves) to make it TBL 1-1 MTL; P3 18:56 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Nick Suzuki) to make it TBL 1-2 MTL. Top skaters: Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 0 G, 2 A; Darren Raddysh (TBL) 1 G, 0 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 19 saves on 21, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 17 saves on 18, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Juraj Slafkovský
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:23 TOI
Goals · MTL
Cole Caufield
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 17:56 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
17 saves on 18 shots (.944) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

TBL 0 largest lead Never led
MTL 1 largest lead P2 6:30 (TBL 0, MTL 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 6:30 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · snap shot · TBL 0, MTL 1
  • P3 18:09 Darren Raddysh (Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves) TBL · Power play · snap shot · TBL 1, MTL 1
  • P3 18:56 Juraj Slafkovský (Nick Suzuki) MTL · snap shot · TBL 1, MTL 2

Linescore

123 T
TBL 001 1
MTL 011 2

Shots on goal: TBL 18, MTL 21

📋 Team Stats

TBLMTL
18Shots on goal21
43Shot attempts52
20Faceoff wins22
29Hits34
13Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways6
17Giveaways15
71Penalty minutes55
90.5%Save %94.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL37818
MTL88521

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning1 G · 27 attempts
Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Corey Perry: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Erik Cernak: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Jakob Pelletier: saved (deflected)Ryan McDonagh: saved (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (tip-in)Yanni Gourde: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: saved (snap)Brayden Point: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netCorey Perry: missed the netJ.J. Moser: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Corey Perry: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netDarren Raddysh: goal (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals4% of attempts
  • 17Saved63% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net33% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens2 G · 43 attempts
Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netPhillip Danault: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJayden Struble: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (slap)Ivan Demidov: saved (tip-in)Oliver Kapanen: saved (slap)Jayden Struble: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Adam Engstrom: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)Jake Evans: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 19Saved44% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net51% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Darren Raddysh D 101+150113:59
Nikita Kucherov R 011011023:12
Gage Goncalves C 011021118:19
Jake Guentzel C 000-140026:38
Ryan McDonagh D 000011222:47
Erik Cernak D 000-114222:05
Brayden Point C 000010021:22
J.J. Moser D 000-102020:41
Anthony Cirelli C 000013220:28
Emil Lilleberg D 000-104118:43
Yanni Gourde C 000-116014:05
Corey Perry R 000+100013:17
Zemgus Girgensons C 000001112:25
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000003010:46
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000000009:12
Nick Paul L 000-103107:38
Jakob Pelletier L 000010107:06
Declan Carlile D 000000105:02
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 192190.5258:15
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Juraj Slafkovský L 112+132021:23
Nick Suzuki C 022+111022:25
Cole Caufield R 101+251017:56
Lane Hutson D 000+111229:17
Mike Matheson D 000+100125:39
Noah Dobson D 000024122:55
Ivan Demidov R 000010019:14
Alex Newhook C 000021018:56
Kirby Dach C 000005014:38
Oliver Kapanen C 000011013:03
Phillip Danault C 000011012:40
Josh Anderson R 000-111112:32
Jake Evans C 000011012:29
Jayden Struble D 000005311:09
Joseph Veleno C 000004010:44
Adam Engstrom D 000011109:12
Alexandre Texier L 000011009:03
Arber Xhekaj D 000004008:45
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 171894.4160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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