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Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Montréal Canadiens 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Montréal Canadiens 2. Shots on goal: TBL 20, MTL 18. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 0-0 MTL; P2 TBL 1-2 MTL; P3 TBL 2-0 MTL.

Scoring plays: P2 10:06 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Kaiden Guhle, Alexandre Texier) to make it TBL 0-1 MTL; P2 13:29 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) to make it TBL 0-2 MTL; P2 19:06 Jake Guentzel (assists: J.J. Moser, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 1-2 MTL; P3 01:40 Brandon Hagel (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel) to make it TBL 2-2 MTL; P3 15:07 Brandon Hagel (assists: Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 3-2 MTL. Top skaters: Brandon Hagel (TBL) 2 G, 0 A; Jake Guentzel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 0 G, 2 A; J.J. Moser (TBL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 16 saves on 18, decision W; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 17 saves on 20, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Brandon Hagel
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 25:34 TOI
Goals · TBL
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 22:40 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
16 saves on 18 shots (.889) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

TBL 1 largest lead P3 15:07 (TBL 3, MTL 2) · 3-0 run, P2 19:06–P3 15:07
MTL 2 largest lead P2 13:29 (TBL 0, MTL 2) · 2-0 run, P2 10:06–P2 13:29
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 10:06 Zachary Bolduc (Kaiden Guhle, Alexandre Texier) MTL · deflected shot · TBL 0, MTL 1
  • P2 13:29 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) MTL · Power play · snap shot · TBL 0, MTL 2
  • P2 19:06 Jake Guentzel (J.J. Moser, Darren Raddysh) TBL · snap shot · TBL 1, MTL 2
  • P3 1:40 Brandon Hagel (Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel) TBL · Power play · snap shot · TBL 2, MTL 2
  • P3 15:07 Brandon Hagel (Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) TBL · deflected shot · TBL 3, MTL 2

Linescore

123 T
TBL 012 3
MTL 020 2

Shots on goal: TBL 20, MTL 18

📋 Team Stats

TBLMTL
20Shots on goal18
58Shot attempts45
20Faceoff wins37
28Hits50
14Blocked shots13
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways7
15Giveaways4
16Penalty minutes16
88.9%Save %85.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL610420
MTL95418

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning3 G · 42 attempts
Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netBrayden Point: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Yanni Gourde: missed the netRyan McDonagh: missed the netJ.J. Moser: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netJ.J. Moser: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (backhand)Brayden Point: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (backhand)J.J. Moser: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (snap)Brayden Point: saved (backhand)Brayden Point: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (snap)Nick Paul: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netBrayden Point: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netBrayden Point: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Max Crozier: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: saved (deflected)Jake Guentzel: goal (snap)Max Crozier: saved (tip-in)Jake Guentzel: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netBrandon Hagel: goal (snap)Max Crozier: missed the netZemgus Girgensons: missed the netCorey Perry: missed the netJake Guentzel: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Corey Perry: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: goal (deflected)Brandon Hagel: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 17Saved40% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net52% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens2 G · 32 attempts
Kirby Dach: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Jayden Struble: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (tip-in)Kirby Dach: saved (deflected)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (slap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (backhand)Zachary Bolduc: goal (deflected)Nick Suzuki: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (backhand)Cole Caufield: goal (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Alexandre Carrier: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the net
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 16Saved50% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net44% 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 202+132125:34
Jake Guentzel C 112+121022:40
Nikita Kucherov R 022+130022:57
J.J. Moser D 022+110219:33
Darren Raddysh D 011+132125:18
Ryan McDonagh D 000003220:22
Brayden Point C 000+130019:57
Erik Cernak D 000002119:37
Anthony Cirelli C 000+102318:58
Emil Lilleberg D 000001113:43
Yanni Gourde C 000012112:46
Max Crozier D 000021111:54
Dominic James C 000-102011:25
Gage Goncalves C 000-103010:44
Corey Perry R 000021008:50
Zemgus Girgensons C 000002108:46
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000-102008:18
Nick Paul L 000002007:33
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 161888.9260:00
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cole Caufield R 101-122019:03
Zachary Bolduc R 101+123011:53
Lane Hutson D 011-111326:15
Kaiden Guhle D 0110111222:48
Nick Suzuki C 011-134422:23
Alexandre Texier L 011+100012:44
Mike Matheson D 000-123223:08
Alexandre Carrier D 000-102121:24
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-122018:46
Jake Evans C 000005115:49
Alex Newhook C 000-101015:47
Ivan Demidov R 000-110015:29
Phillip Danault C 000011015:02
Josh Anderson R 000004013:18
Kirby Dach C 000+112009:51
Jayden Struble D 000013009:24
Arber Xhekaj D 000+106008:18
Oliver Kapanen C 000010007:32
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes L 172085.0358:17

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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