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

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Montréal Canadiens 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: TBL 17, MTL 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 1-1 MTL; P2 TBL 1-1 MTL; P3 TBL 0-0 MTL; OT TBL 0-1 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:53 Alexandre Texier (assists: Zachary Bolduc, Kirby Dach) to make it TBL 0-1 MTL; P1 07:42 Brayden Point (assists: Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 1-1 MTL; P2 04:47 Brandon Hagel to make it TBL 2-1 MTL; P2 12:43 Kirby Dach (assists: Arber Xhekaj) to make it TBL 2-2 MTL; OT 02:09 Lane Hutson (assists: Alexandre Texier, Zachary Bolduc) to make it TBL 2-3 MTL. Top skaters: Alexandre Texier (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Kirby Dach (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Zachary Bolduc (MTL) 0 G, 2 A; Brayden Point (TBL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 26 saves on 29, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 15 saves on 17, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Kirby Dach
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 11:32 TOI
Goals · MTL
Alexandre Texier
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 11:29 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
15 saves on 17 shots (.882) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

TBL 1 largest lead P2 4:47 (TBL 2, MTL 1) · 2-0 run, P1 7:42–P2 4:47
MTL 1 largest lead P1 4:53 (TBL 0, MTL 1) · 2-0 run, P2 12:43–OT 2:09
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:53 Alexandre Texier (Zachary Bolduc, Kirby Dach) MTL · snap shot · TBL 0, MTL 1
  • P1 7:42 Brayden Point (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · Power play · snap shot · TBL 1, MTL 1
  • P2 4:47 Brandon Hagel TBL · snap shot · TBL 2, MTL 1
  • P2 12:43 Kirby Dach (Arber Xhekaj) MTL · snap shot · TBL 2, MTL 2
  • OT 2:09 Lane Hutson (Alexandre Texier, Zachary Bolduc) MTL · slap shot · TBL 2, MTL 3

Linescore

123OT T
TBL 1100 2
MTL 1101 3

Shots on goal: TBL 17, MTL 29

📋 Team Stats

TBLMTL
17Shots on goal29
44Shot attempts58
26Faceoff wins22
31Hits36
14Blocked shots19
1Power-play goals0
8Takeaways3
9Giveaways17
14Penalty minutes12
89.7%Save %88.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TBL674017
MTL7138129

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning2 G · 30 attempts
Dominic James: missed the netJ.J. Moser: saved (snap)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netBrayden Point: goal (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Corey Perry: missed the netNick Paul: saved (snap)Dominic James: saved (snap)Declan Carlile: missed the netScott Sabourin: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Brandon Hagel: goal (snap)J.J. Moser: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netDominic James: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netEmil Lilleberg: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: saved (snap)Corey Perry: missed the netJake Guentzel: missed the netErik Cernak: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals7% of attempts
  • 15Saved50% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net43% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens3 G · 38 attempts
Phillip Danault: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netAlexandre Texier: goal (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (tip-in)Zachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netKirby Dach: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Jayden Struble: saved (snap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: goal (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (slap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: missed the netJake Evans: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (snap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (slap)Lane Hutson: goal (slap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 26Saved68% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net24% 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
Brandon Hagel L 101+121024:58
Brayden Point C 101-211018:22
Jake Guentzel C 011-101024:17
Nikita Kucherov R 011+110020:35
Darren Raddysh D 000-113026:17
J.J. Moser D 000042325:27
Ryan McDonagh D 000000120:12
Erik Cernak D 000+110317:54
Anthony Cirelli C 000+111017:52
Yanni Gourde C 000003016:08
Gage Goncalves C 000-211016:04
Emil Lilleberg D 000-211114:27
Zemgus Girgensons C 000014213:18
Dominic James C 000-222112:20
Declan Carlile D 000-207211:20
Corey Perry R 000-100009:32
Nick Paul L 000-113107:58
Scott Sabourin R 000001003:44
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 262989.7362:09
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kirby Dach C 112+321011:32
Alexandre Texier L 112+311011:29
Zachary Bolduc R 022+331212:19
Lane Hutson D 101023426:40
Arber Xhekaj D 011+228010:40
Mike Matheson D 000031124:36
Alexandre Carrier D 000010423:25
Kaiden Guhle D 000004321:44
Nick Suzuki C 000022021:11
Juraj Slafkovský L 000012218:08
Alex Newhook C 000021217:51
Cole Caufield R 000-112017:37
Ivan Demidov R 000031017:32
Jake Evans C 000-113016:18
Phillip Danault C 000-130015:18
Josh Anderson R 000014114:51
Jayden Struble D 000+212009:58
Oliver Kapanen C 000000008:35
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 151788.2261:34

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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