Montreal Canadiens 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens 5 to Tampa Bay Lightning 2, on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens.
NHLSunday, December 29, 2024
DateDec 29, 2024
Start time5:00 PM ET
VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance19,092
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Montreal CanadiensTampa Bay Lightning
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
16-17-3Record20-12-2
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
7-2Road record / home record8-1
LWLWWLast 5LWWLW
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Montreal CanadiensTampa Bay Lightning
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Montreal Canadiens
Mike Matheson D · Lower Body
OutChris Kreider LW · Lower Body
OutIvan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveTampa Bay Lightning
Erik Cernak D · Upper Body
OutAnthony Cirelli C · Lower Body
OutBrayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveBox score
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13:43 | 0:00 | 3:31 | 10:12 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Armia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 11:25 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:10 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 14:55 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 | 1:33 | 0:10 | 13:34 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Dvorak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:00 | 0:00 | 3:28 | 10:32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 0:05 | 2:21 | 10:46 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 10:17 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:52 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 9:52 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik Laine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:29 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 13:09 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:50 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 13:05 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:55 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 15:36 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 18:28 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 16:11 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:10 | 0:43 | 2:16 | 18:11 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:34 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 18:42 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20:56 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 18:34 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:06 | 1:38 | 3:50 | 19:38 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Savard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 0:00 | 3:50 | 13:37 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:00 | 0:13 | 11:44 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .913 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:27 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 5:45 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 15:25 | 5:07 | 0:00 | 10:18 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:08 | 0:40 | 2:10 | 18:18 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Eyssimont | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:57 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 12:54 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 10:15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Glendening | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:05 | 1:43 | 11:05 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:57 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 26:05 | 5:18 | 2:09 | 18:38 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 22:22 | 5:23 | 0:00 | 16:59 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:34 | 0:37 | 0:26 | 14:31 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:44 | 5:20 | 0:03 | 16:21 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:02 | 1:04 | 18:08 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Victor Hedman | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:18 | 4:59 | 1:59 | 16:20 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 14:42 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 12:52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:28 | 0:14 | 2:05 | 19:09 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 16:52 | 0:08 | 0:59 | 15:45 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:40 | 0:47 | 0:07 | 16:46 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Johansson | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .889 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 59:02 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
MTL leads series 1-0
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Montreal Canadiens won, 5-2, on Sunday, December 29, 2024.
What was the final score of Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Montreal Canadiens 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2.
Who were the top performers?
Montreal Canadiens: Joel Armia (1 goals). Tampa Bay Lightning: Nikita Kucherov (1 goals).
Where is Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning played?
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL.
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