Lightning 5-3 Canadiens (18 Mar, 2023) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

27-37-6, 13-20-3 away

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

42-22-6, 25-6-5 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
J. Anderson RW
A. Belzile RW
D. Gurianov RW
R. Harvey-Pinard LW
M. Hoffman C
M. Pezzetta LW
R. Pitlick C
A. Richard C
N. Suzuki C
C. Tierney C
J. Ylonen RW
defensemen
J. Barron D
J. Edmundson D
J. Kovacevic D
M. Matheson D
D. Savard D
C. Wideman D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	1	19	18:09	0:57	1:03	16:09	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	24	16:36	1:45	1:00	13:51	7	6	53.8
1	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	22	18:39	2:13	0:00	16:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	4	0	0	22	17:57	1:44	1:20	14:53	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	6	0	1	1	2	0	1	2	22	18:18	1:14	0:00	17:04	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	12	7:32	0:00	0:00	7:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:43	1:47	0:00	14:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	9:34	1:07	0:00	8:27	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	25:32	2:37	1:23	21:32	13	14	48.1
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:14	0:00	0:00	18:14	2	15	11.8
1	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	18	15:13	1:58	0:00	13:15	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	19	15:57	1:57	0:00	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	1	0	26	22:36	0:21	1:54	20:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	23	18:06	0:00	0:29	17:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	1	27	25:01	1:59	0:25	22:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	3	0	0	4	0	1	25	22:01	0:06	1:58	19:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	18	12:13	0:00	0:00	12:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
S. Montembeault G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	4	36	.900	32	3	1	0	0	59:16	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
P. Bellemare LW
A. Cirelli C
R. Colton C
M. Eyssimont C
B. Hagel LW
T. Jeannot LW
A. Killorn LW
N. Kucherov RW
N. Paul LW
C. Perry RW
B. Point C
S. Stamkos C
defensemen
Z. Bogosian D
E. Cernak D
I. Cole D
V. Hedman D
D. Raddysh D
M. Sergachev D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	10:32	0:00	2:00	8:32	5	1	83.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	23	15:06	0:24	1:55	12:47	12	6	66.7
0	0	-1	3	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	18	15:32	0:27	0:00	15:05	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	13	8:28	0:00	0:00	8:28	0	1	0.0
3	0	3	7	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	25	19:20	0:29	1:02	17:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	16	12:56	0:00	1:13	11:43	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	14:17	1:33	1:42	11:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	19:13	1:56	0:00	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	18	15:55	0:15	0:00	15:40	3	1	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	13	9:00	0:26	0:00	8:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:54	2:08	0:00	17:46	9	7	56.3
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	18:08	1:54	0:00	16:14	7	5	58.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	18	17:01	0:00	0:32	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:05	0:00	2:35	18:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	19:47	0:00	2:59	16:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	22:21	0:18	1:05	20:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	15:32	0:00	0:00	15:32	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	26	21:56	2:05	0:45	19:06	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Elliott G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	16	0	2	0	0	60:00	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.

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

1st Period			MTL	TB
5:12		Mike Hoffman (12) Assists: Nick Suzuki (31), David Savard (15)	1	0
11:31		Victor Hedman (7) Assists: Nicholas Paul (15), Zach Bogosian (4)	1	1

2nd Period		MTL	TB
4:50	Brandon Hagel (25) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (71), Mikhail Sergachev (45)	1	2
6:29	Denis Gurianov (7) Assists: Josh Anderson (11), Nick Suzuki (32)	2	2
12:23	Jesse Ylonen (5) (Power Play) Assists: Mike Hoffman (17), Justin Barron (10)	3	2

3rd Period		MTL	TB
3:14	Steven Stamkos (30) (Power Play) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (72), Alex Killorn (32)	3	3
5:58	Brandon Hagel (26) Assists: Mikhail Sergachev (46), Brayden Point (38)	3	4
19:16	Brandon Hagel (27) (Empty Net) Unassisted	3	5

Regular Season Series

TB leads 3-0

Lightning
5
Canadiens
1

Game 1

18/12

Canadiens
1
Lightning
4

Game 2

29/12

Canadiens
3
Lightning
5

Game 3

18/3

Lightning
2
Canadiens
3

Game 4

21/3

Amalie Arena

11:00 PM, 18 March 2023

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Justin St. Pierre
Dan O'Rourke

Linesmen:
Julien Fournier
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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TB leads 3-0

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