![]() ![]() ![]() HABITS: Canadiens prospect Filip Mesar was one of six players to score goals as Slovakia upset the United States 6-3 at the world junior championships. The Tampa Bay Lightning won a crucial match against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. Their post-Christmas road trip continues with a late afternoon game in Washington on New Year’s Eve and concludes on Jan. The Canadiens won’t have any time to lick their wounds because they are in action Thursday when they meet the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM). “That’s something we’ve been working on because we know (special teams) are so important,” said Hedman. The Canadiens went 0-for-5 on the power play as they continue to have the worst PP record in the NHL, but some credit has to go to the Lightning, which boasts a top-10 penalty-killing record and has killed 29 of the last 31 opposition power plays. Vasilevskiy lost the bid for his first shutout of the season when Guhle scored with 2:39 to play. Hagel has scored three of his 13 goals this season against the Canadiens. Hagel made it 4-0 midway through the third period when he scored on the rebound of a shot by Zach Bogosian. Picking up speed through the neutral zone, Point skated around and past Juraj Slafkovsky, Christian Dvorak, Kaiden Guhle and Joel Edmundson before finding the top shelf against Allen.īrayden Point #21 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates his goal past Jake Allen #34 of the Montreal Canadiens during the second period at the Amalie Arena on Decemin Tampa, Florida. Point added his second goal of the night - and 19th of the season - with an outstanding individual effort late in the second period. The Canadiens had two power plays and, while they collected six of their 10 shots on goal with the extra man, they failed to score. Article contentĪllen kept the Lightning from adding to their lead midway through the first period when he stopped Brandon Hagel on the tail end of a 2-on-1 rush with Point. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 2, 2022. Lightning: Host Toronto on Monday night to completed a stretch of three home games in four days. Goalie Carey Price (knee) skated a couple times during the past week and the team said his rehab is going well. "It's always going to be special for me to be in Tampa, whether I'm a coach or just somebody visiting because it's a big part of my life."Ĭanadiens: Center Ryan Poehling (upper body) returned after missing nine games and had an assist. "I grew up here so to speak as a young adult," St. Louis, a former Lightning star and member of the 2004 Stanley Cup champion team, returned to Tampa for the first team as Montreal's interim head coach. ![]() ICYMI: The Habs capped off a four-game road trip with a comeback win over the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Point put the Lightning up 4-3 on a power-play goal with 15.6 seconds left in the second. Anderson tied it at 3 on the breakaway after an errant Stamkos pass with 4:10 remaining in the second. Tampa Bay Lightning is playing against Florida Panthers on at 12:00:00 AM UTC. Goals by Schueneman and Anderson helped Montreal rally for the second time from a two-goal deficit. ![]() It was Kucherov's second goal in his last 16 games, but the right wing has 15 assists over the stretch. The teams then combined for seven goals over the final 11:03 of the second period.Ĭaufield scored during a 2-on-none at 8:57 but Kucherov's power-play goal made it 3-1 with with 8:26 to go in the period. It was the 10th short-handed score allowed by the Canadiens, who have the NHL's second-worst power play. Ylonen knotted it at 4 from the left circle at 2:18 of the third.Īfter Stamkos opened the scoring 8:57 into the game, Cirelli made it 2-0 at 13:32 of the first with a short-handed goal. Elliott made 27 saves as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions had a four-game winning streak end. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists, and Steven Stamkos, Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point also scored for the Lightning. Suzuki beat Brian Elliott on a nifty backhander in the third round as Montreal won for the fourth time in 13 games (4-5-4).Ĭole Caufield, Corey Schueneman, Josh Anderson and Jesse Ylonen scored in regulation for Montreal, and Jake Allen stopped 37 shots. Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday night. ![]()
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