Canadiens 5-2 Lightning (Dec 29, 2024) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

16-17-3, 6-10-1 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	2	2	5
TB	0	2	0	2

Tampa Bay Lightning

20-12-2, 11-6-1 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Emil HeinemanE. Heineman#51
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	19	13:43	0:00	3:31	10:12	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:54	0:00	2:29	11:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	17:10	2:15	0:00	14:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:17	1:33	0:10	13:34	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:00	0:00	3:28	10:32	12	6	66.7
1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:12	0:05	2:21	10:46	6	7	46.2
1	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:00	1:43	0:00	10:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	14	10:52	1:00	0:00	9:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:29	2:20	0:00	13:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	21	14:50	1:45	0:00	13:05	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	17:55	2:19	0:00	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	20	18:28	2:17	0:00	16:11	12	9	57.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	28	21:10	0:43	2:16	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:34	0:00	1:52	18:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	20	20:56	2:22	0:00	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	25:06	1:38	3:50	19:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:27	0:00	3:50	13:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	11:57	0:00	0:13	11:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	2	21	.913	20	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Cam AtkinsonC. Atkinson#13
Mitchell ChaffeeM. Chaffee#41
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Michael EyssimontM. Eyssimont#23
Conor GeekieC. Geekie#14
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#11
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:27	0:42	0:00	5:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	15	15:25	5:07	0:00	10:18	0	2	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	21:08	0:40	2:10	18:18	3	13	18.8
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	9:57	0:00	0:00	9:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:32	0:38	0:00	12:54	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	17	11:40	0:00	1:25	10:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	24	12:53	0:05	1:43	11:05	13	10	56.5
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	6:57	0:00	0:00	6:57	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	24	26:05	5:18	2:09	18:38	1	0	100.0
1	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	23	22:22	5:23	0:00	16:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:34	0:37	0:26	14:31	6	3	66.7
0	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	21:44	5:20	0:03	16:21	6	5	54.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	22	19:14	0:02	1:04	18:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	23:18	4:59	1:59	16:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	14:42	0:00	1:50	12:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	21	21:28	0:14	2:05	19:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	20	16:52	0:08	0:59	15:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:40	0:47	0:07	16:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jonas JohanssonJ. Johansson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	4	32	.889	29	2	1	0	0	59:02	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	1	2	2	5
	Lightning	0	2	0	2

1st Period			MTL	TB
12:07		Alex Newhook (7) Assists: Mike Matheson (16), Patrik Laine (2)	1	0

2nd Period		MTL	TB
0:37	Brandon Hagel (17) Unassisted	1	1
12:34	Christian Dvorak (3) Assists: Kaiden Guhle (6), Alexandre Carrier (9)	2	1
18:28	Jake Evans (10) Assists: Joel Armia (11)	3	1
18:54	Nikita Kucherov (17) Assists: Brayden Point (20), Darren Raddysh (11)	3	2

3rd Period			MTL	TB
12:32		Joel Armia (7) Assists: Emil Heineman (7)	4	2
18:08		Brendan Gallagher (10) (Empty Net) Assists: Josh Anderson (8), Alexandre Carrier (10)	5	2

0:43

Christian Dvorak lights the lamp

0:43

Nikita Kucherov scores goal for Lightning

0:50

Jake Evans tallies goal vs. Lightning

0:43

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
5
Lightning
2

Game 1

12/29

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 2

1/21

ESPN+

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 3

2/9

Amalie Arena

5:00 PM, December 29, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Tampa, FL

Line: TB -210

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Michael Markovic
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Kilian McNamara
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	23	13	2	48
Florida	23	13	2	48
Boston	20	15	4	44
Tampa Bay	20	12	2	42
Ottawa	19	15	2	40
Montreal	17	17	3	37
Detroit	15	18	4	34
Buffalo	14	20	4	32

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Montreal Canadiens

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Christian Dvorak lights the lamp

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

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