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Tampa Bay Lightning
4:3 (0:0, 2:2, 2:1)
Montreal Canadiens
Monday 01.01.2024, 01:00 • Amalie Arena, Tampa • NHL
     
    Game over. (03:43:27)
    57:55 Nick Suzuki (MTL) - 4:3
     
    57:55
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is NICK SUZUKI. Assisted by Juraj Slafkovský, Michael Matheson.
    54:54 Nikita Kucherov (TBL) - 4:2
     
    54:54
    Team Tampa with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is NIKITA KUCHEROV. Assisted by Victor Hedman, Anthony Cirelli.
     
    52:04
    Penalty for Tampa Bay Lightning:
    Tanner Jeannot – 2 min., interference.
     
    50:12
    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    David Savard – 2 min., hooking.
    47:49 Calvin de Haan (TBL) - 3:2
     
    47:49
    Team Tampa with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is CALVIN DE HAAN. Assisted by Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    37:36 Austin Watson (TBL) - 2:2
     
    37:36
    Team Tampa with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is AUSTIN WATSON. Assisted by Victor Hedman, Nick Perbix.
    34:01 Brayden Point (TBL) - 1:2
     
    34:01
    Team Tampa with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is BRAYDEN POINT. Assisted by Nick Paul, Brandon Hagel.
    31:59 Johnny Kovacevic (MTL) - 0:2
     
    31:59
    Team Montreal with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JOHNNY KOVACEVIC. Assisted by Samuel Montembeault.
     
    24:08
    Penalty for Tampa Bay Lightning:
    Luke Glendening – GMP, fighting.
     
    24:08
    Penalty for Tampa Bay Lightning:
    Luke Glendening – GMP, fighting.

    Penalty for Montreal Canadiens:
    Josh Anderson – 5 min., fighting.
    Goals and assists: 35. Point (Paul, Hagel), 38. Watson (Hedman, Perbix), 48. de Haan (Kucherov, Stamkos), 55. Kucherov (Hedman, Cirelli) – 24. Caufield, 32. Kovacevic (Montembeault), 58. Suzuki (Slafkovský, Matheson)


    Tampa Bay Lightning: J. Johansson (Vasilevsky) – Perbix, Hedman (A), Cernak, H. Fleury, D. Raddysh, de Haan – Kucherov (A), Point, Hagel – Stamkos (C), Cirelli, Paul – Motte, Eyssimont, Barré-Boulet – Watson, Glendening, Jeannot.
    Coach: Jon Cooper

    Montreal Canadiens: Montembeault (Primeau) – Savard, Matheson (A), J. Barron, Guhle, Harris, Struble, Kovacevic – Slafkovský, Suzuki (C), Caufield – Jos. Anderson, J. Evans, Monahan – Gallagher (A), Stephens, Armia – Ylonen, Pezzetta.
    Coach: Martin St. Louis

    Referees: Sutherland, Nicholson – Murray, Tobias

    Attendance: 19 092