Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: game summary
Final · December 31, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MTL 29 — TBL 20 · Amalie Arena
Three stars
- 1★
C. de HaanTBL · D · 1B 0A - 2★
N. KucherovTBL · R · 1B 1A - 3★
J. JohanssonTBL · G · 89.7 %
Game stats
TBL- 29Shots on goal20
- 67 %Faceoff win %33 %
- 0/1Power play0/3
- 13Penalty minutes19
- 30Hits31
- 17Blocked shots17
- 5Giveaways8
- 8Takeaways7
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 9 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| TBL | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
Season series MTL 0 – 4 TBL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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MTL 3 / 29 / 444 / 20 / 31 TBL
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
2nd period
Cole CaufieldMTL · 03:581 – 0▶ Watch
Johnathan KovacevicMTL · 11:59Assists : Samuel Montembeault2 – 0▶ Watch
Brayden PointTBL · 14:01Assists : Nick Paul, Brandon Hagel2 – 1▶ Watch
Austin WatsonTBL · 17:36Assists : Victor Hedman, Nick Perbix2 – 2▶ Watch
3rd period
Calvin de HaanTBL · 07:49Assists : Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos2 – 3▶ Watch
Nikita KucherovTBL · 14:54Assists : Victor Hedman, Anthony Cirelli2 – 4▶ Watch
Nick SuzukiMTL · 17:55Assists : Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson3 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 15:50MTLMike Matheson — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
2nd period
- 01:32MTLNick Suzuki — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Brayden Point
- 04:07MTLJosh Anderson — Charging (2 min) · drawn by Erik Cernak
- 04:07TBLLuke Glendening — Instigator (2 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
- 04:07MTLJosh Anderson — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Luke Glendening
- 04:07TBLLuke Glendening — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
- 04:07TBLLuke Glendening — Instigator misconduct (10 min)
3rd period
- 10:21MTLDavid Savard — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Nikita Kucherov
- 12:03TBLTanner Jeannot — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Jake Evans
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:39 |
| M. StephensC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:33 |
| N. SuzukiC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23:33 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 16:42 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:42 |
| C. CaufieldR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23:11 |
| J. ArmiaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13:02 |
| M. PezzettaL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 04:54 |
| J. YlonenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:08 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:07 |
| S. MonahanC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:07 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25:27 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 15:42 |
| J. KovacevicD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:23 |
| J. StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:37 |
| J. BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11:04 |
| J. HarrisD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:35 |
| D. SavardD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 22:10 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Primeau | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| S. Montembeault(L) | 16/20 | 80.0 % | 58:24 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. GlendeningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:25 |
| A. Barré-BouletC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:47 |
| N. PaulL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:29 |
| B. PointC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:51 |
| M. EyssimontC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 08:49 |
| B. HagelL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:09 |
| A. WatsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 06:06 |
| T. MotteC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11:11 |
| A. CirelliC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:02 |
| T. JeannotL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:07 |
| N. KucherovR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25:05 |
| S. StamkosC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:19 |
| H. FleuryD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 09:27 |
| D. RaddyshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24:30 |
| C. de HaanD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:57 |
| N. PerbixD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25:15 |
| V. HedmanD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 29:52 |
| E. CernakD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 06:39 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Johansson(W) | 26/29 | 89.7 % | 60:00 |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Canadiens vs Lightning?
Lightning won 4-3 over Canadiens on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
When was Canadiens vs Lightning played?
On Sunday, December 31, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET at Amalie Arena.
Where was Canadiens vs Lightning played?
At Amalie Arena, in Tampa.
Have the Canadiens and Lightning played this season?
Yes: November 7 (Lightning 5, Canadiens 3).
