TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 2 vs. New Jersey 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning concluded the season series against the New Jersey Devils with a 5-2 loss March 19 at AMALIE arena…Tampa Bay fell to 42-23-6 on the season with a home record of 25-7-5…The Lightning finished the season series with a 2-1-0 record vs. NJD…Nikita Kucherov opened the scoring at the 3:26 mark of the first period when he took a pass from Steven Stamkos and hammered a one-timer past Vitek Vanecek for his 28th goal and 100th point of the season…Alex Killorn doubled the Bolts lead at the 6:30 mark of the second period after taking a pass from Erik Cernak and patiently moving in on Vanecek before beating him through the five hole to make it a 2-0 game…Jesper Bratt immediately answered for NJD and got his team back within one just nine seconds after Killorn’s 22nd goal of the season…Bratt scored his second goal of the night 2:43 later to even the score at two apiece…Nico Hischier gave NJD their first lead of the night at the 12:02 mark of the second when he made it 3-2…Nolan Foote scored a fourth goal for NJD at the 9:51 mark of the third before Bratt completed his hat trick with an empty-net goal to wrap up the contest…Andrei Vasilevskiy started in goal for Tampa Bay and made 34 saves on 38 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-4 NJD – 0-1
SOG: TBL – 24 NJD – 39
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Canadiens are playing the fourth of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at Bell Centre…The Bolts are 3-0-0 vs. MTL this season with a 5-1 win Dec. 17 at Bell Centre, a 4-1 win Dec. 28 at AMALIE Arena and a 5-3 win March 18 at AMALIE Arena…Brandon Hagel (6-1—7) leads Tampa Bay in goals and points vs. MTL this season, while Nikita Kucherov (1-4—5) leads the team in assists…Andrei Vasilevskiy has started two of three games vs. MTL this season and has stopped 47 of 49 shots against for a .959 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average…Victor Hedman is riding a seven-game point streak vs. MTL (3-8—11) with four multi-point efforts during that span and has found the scoresheet in 10 of the last 12 meetings (3-15—18)…Hedman has found the scoresheet in seven of his last nine contests at MTL (1-7—8)…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in 10 of his last 11 games vs. MTL (6-8—14) and 15 of the last 17 meetings (10-11—21)…Stamkos is riding an eight-game point streak at MTL (5-6—11)…Kucherov is riding a six-game point streak vs. MTL (4-7—11) and has points in 15 of the last 17 matchups (10-16—26) with nine multi-point efforts during that span…Kucherov has pointed in seven of his last eight games at MTL (5-7—12)…Brayden Point has found the scoresheet in six of his last seven games vs. MTL (5-4—9)…Anthony Cirelli has picked up points in six of his last eight games vs. MTL (3-4—7) and has pointed in three straight contests at MTL (1-2—3)…Alex Killorn has recorded points in seven of his last nine contests vs. MTL (4-6—10)…Vasilevskiy has won 11 consecutive games vs. MTL with two shutouts, a .945 SV%, 1.72 GAA and one assist…The Lightning have scored four or more goals in five straight games vs. MTL (total: 23 goals)…Tampa Bay’s penalty kill is 22-for-23 over the last eight games vs. MTL with one shorthanded goal…The Bolts have picked up at least one point in 20 of the last 21 meetings with MTL…The Lightning have held MTL to two goals or fewer in seven of the last nine games at MTL…Tampa Bay is 7-2-1 in their last 10 road games vs. MTL and 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 56-38-11 with six ties all-time vs. MTL, including a road record of 27-23-3 with one tie…Hedman (9-36—45) holds the Lightning franchise records for career points and assists vs. MTL.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. MTL
- Victor Hedman – 45 pts. (9-36—45, 43 GP)
T2. Steven Stamkos – 42 pts. (23-19—42, 46 GP)
T2. Vincent Lecavalier – 42 pts. (19-23—42, 53 GP) - Martin St. Louis – 40 pts. (18-22—40, 48 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 34 pts. (12-22—34, 31 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a four-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on the road…The Lightning are currently in the middle of a 19-game stretch over the course of 33 days, the most games the team has played in a span of 33 days in franchise history…Tampa Bay has not had more than one day between games since February 21 and have played four back-to-backs during that span…The Bolts are 11-8-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 21-15-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…The Lightning are 17-6-1 on the road.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
None
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et le Lightning s’affrontent ce soir pour la 112e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 130e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
- The Canadiens and Lightning are facing each other for the 112th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 130th match-up between those two opponents.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – TBL 5 VS. MTL 3 (@ AMALIE ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Hoffman, Gurianov, Ylönen (AN/PP)
Buts TBL Goals – Hedman, Hagel, Stamkos (AN/PP), Hagel, Hagel
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (36-40)
Gardien TBL Goalie – Elliott (18-21)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/2
Avantage numérique TBL Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 25:32) ; S (Hoffman – 6) ; HT (Edmundson – 5) ; BS (Harvey-Pinard – 4)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
23 MARS @ BOSTON 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 MARS VS. COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
27 MARS @ BUFFALO 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 MARS @ PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
30 MARS VS. FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 70 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 70 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 27 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 32 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 26 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 45 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 24 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 17 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard du Rocket de Laval (09/03)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Anthony Richard from the Laval Rocket (03/09)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Frédéric Allard au Rocket de Laval (06/03)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Frédéric Allard to the Laval Rocket (03/06)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Frédéric Allard du Rocket de Laval (04/03)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Frédéric Allard from the Laval Rocket (03/04)
Les Canadiens ont acquis l’attaquant Denis Gurianov des Stars de Dallas (26/02)
The Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars (02/26)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (25/02)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (02/25)
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 20/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/20
PTS (60 – 28e/28th)
V/W (27 – 27e/27th)
BP/GF (194 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (260 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.4 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (34.1 – 29e/29th)
MÉ/Hits (1396 – 27e/27th)
MP/PIM (836 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (16.7% – 29e/29th)
DN/PK (72.3% – 30e/30th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 4-13-1 9 43 86
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 9-8-2 20 57 69
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 27-37-6 60 198 262
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 107
Victoires/Wins : 41
Fiche : 41-56-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 92
CANADIENS VS. TAMPA BAY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. TBL 49-47-6-9 (111 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 26-21-1-6 (54 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 23-26-5-2 (57 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 5-3 L @ TBL (18/03/23)
S. Montembeault 4-40 | B. Elliott 3-21
BG / WG: B. Hagel
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE TAMPA BAY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. TAMPA BAY:
18/03/23 – MTL 3 @ TBL 5
28/12/22 – MTL 1 @ TBL 4
17/12/22 – TBL 5 @ MTL 1
02/04/22 – MTL 5 @ TBL 4 (TB/SO)
28/12/21 – MTL 4 @ TBL 5 (P/OT)
07/12/21 – TBL 3 @ MTL 2
05/03/20 – MTL 0 @ TBL 4
02/01/20 – TBL 2 @ MTL 1
28/12/19 – MTL 4 @ TBL 5
15/10/19 – TBL 3 @ MTL 1
CETTE SAISON CONTRE TAMPA BAY / THIS SEASON VS. TAMPA BAY
Match #1: 17/12/2022 @ MTL – D/L 5-1
Match #2: 28/12/2022 @ TBL – D/L 4-1
Match #3: 18/03/2023 @ TBL – D/L 5-3
Match #4: 21/03/2023 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE TAMPA BAY / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TAMPA BAY:
1) Mike Hoffman (9-9-18, 32 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (7-3-10, 15 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (5-3-8, 13 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE TAMPA BAY / LEADING SCORERS VS. TAMPA BAY:
1) Mike Hoffman (9-9-18, 32 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (5-8-13, 29 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (7-3-10, 15 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE TAMPA BAY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. TAMPA BAY:
1) Mike Hoffman (18, 32 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (15, 13 pj/gp)
3) David Savard (12, 26 pj/gp)
