Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 27, 2007
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Kerry Fraser, Don Koharski
Linesmen:
Brian Mach, Pierre Racicot
Attendance:
20294
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Montreal
|
18-13-1-5 |
6-7-0-4 |
12-6-1-1 |
W1 |
| Tampa Bay
|
15-20-3-0 |
12-7-2-0 |
3-13-1-0 |
L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 12-7-2-0 record at home this season. The Montreal Canadiens have a 12-6-1-1 record on the road.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Lightning have won 2 of their last 10 games.
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Montreal has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Canadiens have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Nick Tarnasky played for 7:42 during 9 shifts and scored 2 points. Nick Tarnasky had 0 goals and 2 assists.
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Alex Kovalev played for 18:25 during 20 shifts and scored 2 points. Alex Kovalev had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Tampa Bay had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
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Montreal had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Montreal |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Alex Kovalev 2 |
Points |
Nick Tarnasky 2 |
|
Alex Kovalev 1 |
Goals |
Jan Hlavac 1 |
|
Saku Koivu 2 |
Assists |
Nick Tarnasky 2 |
|
Andrei Markov 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cristobal Huet .933 |
Save Percentage |
Karri Ramo .857 |
|
Cristobal Huet 28 |
Saves |
Karri Ramo 12 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Montreal
|
29 |
5 |
1-5 |
1-1 |
14 |
18 |
| Tampa Bay
|
30 |
2 |
0-1 |
4-5 |
32 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Lightning have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .273 after a loss.
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Montreal will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .294 after a win and .632 after a loss.