Lightning eliminate Canadiens, advance to Eastern Conference finals

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Montreal Canadiens

50-22-10 

 

 

 

 

 

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Final

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Tampa Bay Lightning

50-24-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	0	1	1
TB	1	2	1	4

Stamkos (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 18, Save Pct.: 0.947
Kucherov (Lightning - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1

• Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos urged his teammates to not play "scared."
The Lightning responded with their best performance of the playoffs, and now they're headed to the Eastern Conference finals.
Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and Stamkos and Ondrej Palat also scored Tuesday night in a 4-1 victory that ended the Lightning's second-round series against Montreal in six games.

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The Canadiens fought off elimination in Games 4 and 5 but were unable to overcome Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop in the clincher.
"We were talking about this game like it was Game 7," Stamkos said. "We clogged it up good in the third period. It was as good a defensive period as we've played."
Kucherov finished with six goals in the series.
Palat also had a goal and assist for Tampa Bay, which played without forward Ryan Callahan, who had an emergency appendectomy on Monday night.
"Cally's been a warrior for us since he's been here," Stamkos said. "We miss him out there for sure, but we had his name up on the board before the game as a little inspiration, and guys stepped up."
Bishop stopped 18 shots to outperform Carey Price, who finished with 24 saves.
"I didn't play well enough," Price said. "I think that's more or less what it comes down to. We lost a lot of tight games. I just needed to make that one more save in all the games that we lost, and I didn't do that."
The Lightning, who won nine of 11 meetings against the Canadiens this season, including playoffs, will face either the New York Rangers or Washington Capitals in the conference finals.
Those teams meet in Game 7 of their second-round series on Wednesday night.
Price, a leading candidate for league MVP, played well in helping the Canadiens climb back in the series after losing the first two games at home and watching Game 3 slip away in the closing seconds for a 3-0 deficit.
The Montreal star stopped several shots from point-blank range -- but Bishop was better for Tampa Bay.
"First of all, you've got to give the Lightning a lot of credit. They played their best game in this series tonight," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said.
"I felt as a coach that physically and mentally we were drained," Therrien added. "I'm disappointed, but those things happen."
Montreal's loss means the last of five Canada-based teams that reached the postseason is eliminated from the playoffs. A Canada-based team hasn't won the Cup since the Canadiens did it in 1993.
Kucherov tipped Palat's shot from the right circle over Price's left shoulder to get the Lightning started at 15:35 of the opening period.
Stamkos scored from the slot to make it 2-0 early in the second period.
Palat scored on the power play just over a minute before the second intermission.
Bishop stopped Dale Weise on a breakaway with just under 13 minutes to go. He was less than five minutes away from a shutout when Max Pacioretty broke through for Montreal with his fifth goal of the playoffs.
Kucherov finished the scoring with an empty-net goal.
The Canadiens won Game 4 in Tampa to avoid a sweep, then took Game 5 at home on P.A. Parenteau's goal with just over four minutes remaining to send the series back to Florida with the Lightning clinging to a 3-2 lead.
The teams shrugged off questions about who was feeling more pressure to win, with the Canadiens saying Tampa Bay had to be feeling the heat to close after losing two straight.
And the Lightning insisted there was no need to panic because they still held the series edge and were back at Amalie Arena, where they compiled the league's best home record during the regular season.
Bishop was on top of his game from the start, making a nice glove save on Tomas Plekanec's point-blank shot a little over 13 minutes into the game to keep Montreal from scoring first, and then handling almost everything the Canadiens threw at him after Tampa Bay went ahead.
"Our goalie continues to step up in big situations," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "The longer the series goes, Ben just gets better and better."
Game notes
Montreal outshot the Lightning in each of the first five games but held a 28-19 advantage Tuesday night. ... Despite the loss, the Canadiens have won five of the past seven games they've played when facing elimination. ... Lightning rookie forward Jonathan Drouin, one of the options Cooper considered for replacing Callahan, was a healthy scratch. ... The Canadiens were 0-for-2 on the power play Tuesday night, finishing 2-for-36 for the playoffs.

Final

Tampa Bay won 4-2 (Game 6 of 6)

Canadiens 1

Lightning 4

7:30PM,EDT,May 12,2015
Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	0	1	1
TB	1	2	1	4

S. Stamkos (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
B. Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 18, Save Pct.: .947
N. Kucherov (Lightning - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Tampa Bay	Start of 1st period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
0:18	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Jason Garrison in neutral zone
0:20	Montreal	Giveaway by Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
0:22	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 35 ft)
0:28	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Max Pacioretty in offensive zone
0:28	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec shot blocked by Jason Garrison
0:50	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
0:50	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
0:55	Montreal	Jeff Petry shot blocked by Alex Killorn
1:04	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on David Desharnais in defensive zone
1:13	Montreal	Shot missed by Dale Weise, Wide of Net(Tip-In 19 ft)
1:30	Montreal	Jeff Petry credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
1:35	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Alexei Emelin in offensive zone
1:41	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Hand Pass
1:41	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
1:47	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by J.T. Brown in offensive zone
2:14	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Lars Eller in offensive zone
3:08	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
3:08	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in offensive zone
3:17	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov shot blocked by Andrei Markov
3:25	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Victor Hedman, Over Net(Backhand 18 ft)
3:46	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 43 ft)
3:57	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:57	Montreal	Alexei Emelin shot blocked by Steven Stamkos
3:57	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
3:57	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
4:05	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Braydon Coburn in neutral zone
4:23	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Nathan Beaulieu in offensive zone
5:14	Montreal	Takeaway by Tom Gilbert in defensive zone
5:40	Montreal	Shot missed by P.K. Subban, Wide of Net(Wristshot 60 ft)
5:41	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:41	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in offensive zone
6:31	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov shot blocked by Jeff Petry
6:37	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Carey Price(Snap 37 ft)
7:04	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Jeff Petry in offensive zone
7:13	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman credited with hit on Brandon Prust in defensive zone
7:30	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
7:41	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Carey Price(Snap 47 ft)
7:42	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:42	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone
7:56	Montreal	Shot missed by Max Pacioretty, Wide of Net(Wristshot 44 ft)
8:18	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 81 ft)
8:26	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Carey Price(Slapshot 57 ft)
8:38	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
8:38	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
8:56	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Jeff Petry in offensive zone
9:01	Montreal	Giveaway by Brandon Prust in defensive zone
9:25	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Tom Gilbert in offensive zone
9:31	Montreal	Shot on goal by Dale Weise saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 43 ft)
9:33	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:33	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
9:39	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Andrej Sustr in defensive zone
9:40	Montreal	Tom Gilbert shot blocked by Matthew Carle
9:43	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Offside
9:43	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in neutral zone
9:50	Montreal	Devante Smith-Pelly credited with hit on Victor Hedman in neutral zone
10:13	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
10:13	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
10:37	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Carey Price(Slapshot 55 ft)
11:02	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Offside
11:02	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
11:13	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
11:13	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
11:26	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Nikita Nesterov in neutral zone
11:53	Montreal	Shot on goal by Dale Weise saved by Ben Bishop(Tip-In 20 ft)
11:54	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:54	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
11:58	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Jeff Petry in defensive zone
12:11	Montreal	Jeff Petry credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
12:15	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Carey Price(Wrap-around 10 ft)
12:18	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Marchessault credited with hit on Jacob De La Rose in offensive zone
12:37	Montreal	Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
12:52	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
13:07	Montreal	Shot on goal by Tomas Plekanec saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 27 ft)
13:09	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:09	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
14:12	Montreal	Brandon Prust credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
14:20	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Alexei Emelin
14:26	Montreal	Brandon Prust credited with hit on Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
14:49	Montreal	Andrei Markov shot blocked by Steven Stamkos
15:07	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
15:07	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
15:16	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
15:31	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Alexei Emelin
15:34	Montreal	Giveaway by Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
15:35	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov(Tip-In 15 ft) assisted by Ondrej Palat
15:35	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone
15:50	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 36 ft)
16:00	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Offside
16:00	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
16:07	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
16:07	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in offensive zone
16:13	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 30 ft)
16:13	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:13	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
16:38	Montreal	Max Pacioretty credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
16:39	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
16:49	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
16:49	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
16:52	Montreal	penalty to P.K. Subban 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass
16:52	Montreal	Shorthanded - Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
17:34	Montreal	Shorthanded - Alexei Emelin credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
17:36	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 16 ft)
17:37	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:37	Tampa Bay	Power play - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
17:50	Tampa Bay	Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Lars Eller
18:15	Montreal	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Carey Price in defensive zone
18:16	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 18 ft)
18:22	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Carey Price(Slapshot 57 ft)
18:23	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:23	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
18:31	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Nesterov saved by Carey Price(Slapshot 53 ft)
18:51	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Carey Price(Slapshot 51 ft)
18:52	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:52	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
19:20	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Jason Garrison in offensive zone
19:34	Montreal	David Desharnais credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
20:00	Tampa Bay	End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Tampa Bay	Start of 2nd period
0:00	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
0:28	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Carey Price(Slapshot 51 ft)
0:37	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Hand Pass
0:37	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone
0:47	Montreal	David Desharnais credited with hit on Brian Boyle in neutral zone
0:52	Tampa Bay	Brenden Morrow credited with hit on Alexei Emelin in offensive zone
0:52	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
0:52	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against David Desharnais in offensive zone
0:59	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle shot blocked by Alexei Emelin
1:16	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 17 ft)
1:26	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Anton Stralman, Over Net(Wristshot 31 ft)
1:33	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Jeff Petry in offensive zone
1:56	Montreal	Takeaway by Tom Gilbert in defensive zone
2:04	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 53 ft)
2:05	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:05	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
2:09	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Brandon Prust
2:18	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula shot blocked by Lars Eller
2:20	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone
2:38	Montreal	Giveaway by P.K. Subban in neutral zone
2:48	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
2:48	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in offensive zone
3:00	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by J.T. Brown in offensive zone
3:14	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Offside
3:14	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
3:36	Montreal	Jeff Petry credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
3:38	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Net Off
3:38	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone
3:51	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Andrei Markov
4:01	Montreal	Giveaway by David Desharnais in defensive zone
4:04	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Victor Hedman, Wide of Net(Wristshot 49 ft)
4:27	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Jonathan Marchessault, Over Net(Slapshot 58 ft)
4:33	Montreal	P.K. Subban credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
4:39	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone
5:06	Montreal	P.A. Parenteau credited with hit on Alex Killorn in neutral zone
5:12	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Steven Stamkos(Wristshot 30 ft) assisted by Alex Killorn and Matthew Carle
5:12	Montreal	Jacob De La Rose won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
5:35	Montreal	Jacob De La Rose shot blocked by Anton Stralman
6:16	Montreal	Shot on goal by Andrei Markov saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 64 ft)
6:20	Montreal	Shot missed by Tomas Plekanec, Wide of Net(Wristshot 16 ft)
6:43	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
6:47	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
6:48	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 47 ft)
6:49	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
6:49	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
6:56	Montreal	Alex Galchenyuk shot blocked by Victor Hedman
7:07	Montreal	Giveaway by P.K. Subban in neutral zone
7:38	Montreal	Shot missed by P.A. Parenteau, Over Net(Wristshot 45 ft)
7:52	Montreal	Shot on goal by Alexei Emelin saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 46 ft)
7:56	Montreal	P.A. Parenteau shot blocked by Anton Stralman
8:16	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Carey Price(Backhand 24 ft)
8:17	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:17	Montreal	Torrey Mitchell won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
8:21	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Tom Gilbert in offensive zone
9:03	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Alex Killorn in offensive zone
9:11	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on P.K. Subban in defensive zone
9:41	Montreal	Andrei Markov credited with hit on J.T. Brown in defensive zone
10:08	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Tom Gilbert in offensive zone
10:13	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Nathan Beaulieu in offensive zone
10:18	Montreal	Shot on goal by Alex Galchenyuk saved by Ben Bishop(Backhand 13 ft)
10:19	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
10:19	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
10:27	Montreal	Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 60 ft)
11:40	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Nathan Beaulieu in neutral zone
12:21	Montreal	Brandon Prust credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
12:38	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov credited with hit on Dale Weise in neutral zone
12:52	Tampa Bay	Brenden Morrow credited with hit on Alexei Emelin in offensive zone
13:03	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:03	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in neutral zone
13:13	Tampa Bay	Anton Stralman credited with hit on Alex Galchenyuk in neutral zone
13:15	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Steven Stamkos in neutral zone
13:50	Montreal	Giveaway by P.A. Parenteau in neutral zone
14:01	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Ondrej Palat, Goalpost(Wristshot 40 ft)
14:16	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Andrei Markov in offensive zone
14:25	Montreal	Shot missed by Max Pacioretty, Over Net(Wristshot 33 ft)
16:02	Montreal	Shot missed by Dale Weise, Wide of Net(Wristshot 20 ft)
16:05	Tampa Bay	penalty to Andrej Sustr 2 minutes for Slashing Dale Weise
16:05	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
16:18	Montreal	Power play - Giveaway by Jeff Petry in offensive zone
16:23	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 47 ft)
16:44	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
16:44	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against David Desharnais in neutral zone
17:08	Montreal	Power play - Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher in offensive zone
17:45	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Anton Stralman in neutral zone
18:03	Montreal	Power play - Shot on goal by P.A. Parenteau saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 35 ft)
18:04	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:04	Montreal	Power play - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
18:11	Montreal	Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Ben Bishop(Tip-In 17 ft)
18:13	Montreal	Shot missed by P.A. Parenteau, Goalpost(Wristshot 17 ft)
18:17	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
18:17	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
18:38	Montreal	penalty to Devante Smith-Pelly 2 minutes for Holding Cedric Paquette
18:38	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in offensive zone
18:56	Tampa Bay	Power Play Goal Scored by Ondrej Palat(Wristshot 18 ft) assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman
18:56	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
19:13	Montreal	Brendan Gallagher credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
19:47	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Victor Hedman in offensive zone
19:55	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 48 ft)
20:00	Tampa Bay	End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Tampa Bay	Start of 3rd period
0:00	Montreal	David Desharnais won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
0:17	Tampa Bay	penalty to Brenden Morrow 2 minutes for Elbowing P.K. Subban
0:17	Montreal	Power play - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
0:39	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
0:41	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 16 ft)
0:59	Montreal	Power play - P.K. Subban shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
1:09	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Victor Hedman credited with hit on Brendan Gallagher in defensive zone
1:15	Montreal	Power play - Shot on goal by Max Pacioretty saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 53 ft)
1:20	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
1:32	Montreal	Power play - Shot missed by Max Pacioretty, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
1:35	Montreal	Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Petry saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 41 ft)
1:36	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:36	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
2:26	Montreal	David Desharnais shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
2:39	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Tom Gilbert in offensive zone
2:44	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brenden Morrow saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 32 ft)
2:57	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Brian Boyle in neutral zone
3:00	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Carey Price(Slapshot 40 ft)
3:00	Montreal	Alexei Emelin credited with hit on J.T. Brown in defensive zone
3:21	Tampa Bay	Anton Stralman credited with hit on Torrey Mitchell in neutral zone
4:01	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Anton Stralman in defensive zone
4:10	Montreal	Shot missed by Jeff Petry, Wide of Net(Slapshot 52 ft)
4:17	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
4:24	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by Jeff Petry
4:25	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
4:25	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
5:22	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on P.A. Parenteau in offensive zone
5:30	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
5:30	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against David Desharnais in defensive zone
5:41	Montreal	Tom Gilbert credited with hit on J.T. Brown in defensive zone
6:08	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
6:08	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
6:18	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Alexei Emelin
6:33	Montreal	Giveaway by Alexei Emelin in defensive zone
7:11	Montreal	Shot on goal by Dale Weise saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 26 ft)
7:12	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:12	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Lars Eller in defensive zone
7:19	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
7:19	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
7:49	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 60 ft)
7:50	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:50	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in offensive zone
8:13	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Steven Stamkos, Over Net(Wristshot 36 ft)
8:13	Montreal	Lars Eller credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
9:16	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr credited with hit on Alex Galchenyuk in defensive zone
9:29	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Dale Weise in defensive zone
9:43	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Offside
9:43	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown won faceoff against Jacob De La Rose in neutral zone
9:56	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Brenden Morrow, Wide of Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
10:08	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
10:08	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
10:28	Montreal	Giveaway by P.K. Subban in neutral zone
11:11	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Dale Weise in offensive zone
11:40	Montreal	Alexei Emelin credited with hit on J.T. Brown in defensive zone
11:46	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by David Desharnais
11:47	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:47	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Torrey Mitchell in offensive zone
12:05	Montreal	Brandon Prust credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in neutral zone
12:41	Montreal	Shot on goal by P.A. Parenteau saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 39 ft)
12:44	Montreal	Shot on goal by Brandon Prust saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 37 ft)
12:45	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:45	Tampa Bay	Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
14:06	Montreal	Alex Galchenyuk credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
14:56	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout
14:56	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone
14:58	Montreal	Giveaway by Max Pacioretty in defensive zone
15:03	Montreal	Goal scored by Max Pacioretty(Wristshot 19 ft) assisted by Brendan Gallagher
15:03	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
15:21	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 19 ft)
15:30	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Carey Price(Wristshot 29 ft)
16:55	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Icing
16:55	Montreal	Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone
17:57	Montreal	Giveaway by Jeff Petry in neutral zone
17:59	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov(Wristshot 81 ft)
17:59	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
18:13	Montreal	Tom Gilbert credited with hit on J.T. Brown in offensive zone
18:49	Tampa Bay	Stoppage - Offside
18:49	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone
19:58	Montreal	Lars Eller won faceoff against Cedric Paquette in offensive zone
20:00	Tampa Bay	End of 3rd period
20:00	Tampa Bay	game-end

Game Information

Arena: Amalie Arena Location: Tampa, Florida	Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 19,204 (100.0% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Montreal   Tampa Bay
Total Shots    19  28	PIM    4    4	Hits    22  33	Giveaways    14    14	Takeaways    2  7	Faceoffs Won    26  36

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MTL	TB
15:35		Nikita Kucherov (5) Assist: Ondrej Palat	0	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
16:52		P.K. Subban: 2 Minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MTL	TB
5:12		Steven Stamkos (3) Assists: Alex Killorn, Matt Carle	0	2
18:56		Ondrej Palat (3) (Power Play) Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Anton Stralman	0	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
16:05		Andrej Sustr: 2 Minutes for Slashing
18:38		Devante Smith-Pelly: 2 Minutes for Holding
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MTL	TB
15:03		Max Pacioretty (5) Assist: Brendan Gallagher	1	3
17:59		Nikita Kucherov (6) Unassisted	1	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
0:17		Brenden Morrow: 2 Minutes for Elbowing

Player Summary

Montreal Canadiens Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 13:15 0:00 0:00 13:15 0 0 00.0 J. De La Rose LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9:01 0:00 0:17 8:44 1 1 50.0 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 16:54 1:45 0:00 15:09 6 9 40.0 L. Eller C 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 16:27 0:00 0:56 15:31 5 7 41.7 A. Emelin D 0 0 -2 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 29 21:18 0:13 1:14 19:51 0 0 00.0 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 17:57 1:45 0:00 16:12 0 0 00.0 B. Gallagher RW 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 27 18:25 2:17 0:00 16:08 0 0 00.0 T. Gilbert D 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 16:43 0:08 0:46 15:49 0 0 00.0 A. Markov D 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 30 22:19 1:49 1:04 19:26 0 0 00.0 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10:14 0:00 0:53 9:21 3 6 33.3 M. Pacioretty LW 1 0 -1 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 30 19:19 2:15 0:29 16:35 0 0 00.0 P. Parenteau RW 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 26 16:10 1:43 0:00 14:27 0 0 00.0 J. Petry D 0 0 -2 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 2 28 21:05 1:58 1:14 17:53 0 0 00.0 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 19:54 2:15 0:29 17:10 11 13 45.8 B. Prust RW 0 0 -1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 21 13:33 0:00 1:32 12:01 0 0 00.0 D. Smith-Pelly RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15 9:51 0:00 0:00 9:51 0 0 00.0 P. Subban D 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 29 25:20 3:52 0:18 21:10 0 0 00.0 D. Weise RW 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11:01 0:00 0:00 11:01 0 0 00.0 Montreal Canadiens Scratches Player Detail S. Gonchar Scratched M. Malhotra Scratched D. Carr Scratched M. Condon Scratched M. Weaver Scratched J. Macdonald Scratched B. Lernout Scratched C. Hudon Scratched G. Pateryn Scratched D. Dietz Scratched C. Thomas Scratched B. Flynn Scratched Tampa Bay Lightning Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % B. Boyle C 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 14:05 0:00 0:43 13:22 11 5 68.8 J. Brown RW 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 25 16:01 0:00 0:02 15:59 1 0 100.0 M. Carle D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 17:06 0:00 0:25 16:41 0 0 00.0 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26 17:21 0:00 1:30 15:51 0 0 00.0 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20:24 0:46 1:18 18:20 11 6 64.7 J. Garrison D 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 27 18:16 0:46 1:13 16:17 0 0 00.0 V. Hedman D 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 30 21:39 0:46 2:22 18:31 0 0 00.0 T. Johnson C 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 26 17:11 1:32 1:59 13:40 8 7 53.3 A. Killorn C 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 27 21:28 0:46 1:24 19:18 0 0 00.0 N. Kucherov RW 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 14:21 1:32 0:00 12:49 0 0 00.0 J. Marchessault C 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 11:15 0:46 0:00 10:29 0 0 00.0 B. Morrow LW 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 23 12:51 0:00 0:00 12:51 0 0 00.0 N. Nesterov D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 6:19 0:29 0:00 5:50 0 0 00.0 O. Palat LW 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 6 1 2 28 17:36 1:32 1:59 14:05 0 0 00.0 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 20 12:06 0:00 0:35 11:31 2 5 28.6 S. Stamkos C 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 3 2 2 24 19:33 1:03 0:00 18:30 3 3 50.0 A. Stralman D 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 30 23:41 1:32 2:22 19:47 0 0 00.0 A. Sustr D 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 23 14:47 0:00 0:08 14:39 0 0 00.0 Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches Player Detail T. Richard Scratched R. Callahan Appendectomy Y. Gourde Scratched M. Barberio Scratched V. Namestnikov Scratched H. Ikonen Scratched T. Deangelo Scratched J. Drouin Scratched D. Blujus Scratched M. Angelidis Scratched L. Witkowski Scratched J. Vermin Scratched S. Koekkoek Scratched J. Dotchin Scratched K. Gudlevskis Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM C. Price 27 3 24 .889 58:56 0	Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM B. Bishop 19 1 18 .947 60:00 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Montreal	6	7	6	19
Tampa Bay	13	8	7	28

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Montreal	0 of 2
Tampa Bay	1 of 2

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is 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.