Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3
Sunday, December 31, 2023 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2023
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Jonny Murray, James Tobias
Attendance:
19092
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Montreal
|
15-16-2-3 |
7-9-1-1 |
8-7-1-2 |
L3 |
| Tampa Bay
|
18-15-5-0 |
11-5-3-0 |
7-10-2-0 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 11-5-3-0 record at home this season. The Montreal Canadiens have a 8-7-1-2 record on the road.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Montreal has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Canadiens have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Nikita Kucherov played for 25:05 during 22 shifts and scored 2 points. Nikita Kucherov had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Cole Caufield played for 23:11 during 23 shifts and scored 1 point. Cole Caufield had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Tampa Bay had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
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Montreal had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Montreal |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Cole Caufield 1 |
Points |
Nikita Kucherov 2 |
|
Cole Caufield 1 |
Goals |
Nikita Kucherov 1 |
|
Mike Matheson 1 |
Assists |
Victor Hedman 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Sam Montembeault .800 |
Save Percentage |
Jonas Johansson .897 |
|
Sam Montembeault 16 |
Saves |
Jonas Johansson 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
FW |
| Montreal
|
29 |
3 |
0-1 |
3-3 |
13 |
35 |
| Tampa Bay
|
20 |
4 |
0-3 |
1-1 |
19 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Lightning have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .550 after a loss.
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Montreal will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .500 after a loss.
