Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Thursday, April 4, 2024 · Centre Bell

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7–4

Final

SOG 35–30

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Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montréal Canadiens 7-4 on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Centre Bell. The Lightning outshot the Canadiens 35-30.

Joel Armia scored twice, Nick Paul scored twice and Steven Stamkos scored twice. Michael Eyssimont, Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, Juraj Slafkovský and Cole Caufield also scored.

Matt Tomkins made 26 saves on 30 shots for the win; Cayden Primeau stopped 28 of 34.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
TBL	2	4	1	7	35
MTL	1	1	2	4	30

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Joel Armia (15)Brendan Gallagher (11), Alex Newhook (16)0–102:37 MTL
Nick Paul (21)Brayden Point (41), Nikita Kucherov (89)1–109:45 TBL · PPG
Michael Eyssimont (11)Tyler Motte (3), Mathew Dumba (7)2–116:26 TBL

2nd period

Joel Armia (16)Alex Newhook (17), Brendan Gallagher (12)2–204:42 MTL
Steven Stamkos (33)Anthony Cirelli (23), Calvin de Haan (6)3–207:58 TBL
Nick Paul (22)Michael Eyssimont (12)4–209:12 TBL
Brandon Hagel (24)Darren Raddysh (25), Anthony Cirelli (24)5–213:18 TBL
Nikita Kucherov (43)Brayden Point (42), Steven Stamkos (37)6–217:45 TBL · PPG

3rd period

Juraj Slafkovský (16)Arber Xhekaj (7), Mike Matheson (43)6–308:40 MTL
Cole Caufield (22)Nick Suzuki (40), Juraj Slafkovský (28)6–411:51 MTL
Steven Stamkos (34)Nikita Kucherov (90)7–419:06 TBL · EN

Team stats

TBLMTL

35Shots on goal30

59%Faceoff %41%

2/5Power play0/4

14Penalty minutes16

21Hits23

21Blocked shots15

9Giveaways12

4Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 08:33Alex Newhook · roughing2 min
1st 08:33Jayden Struble · roughing2 min
1st 08:33Jayden Struble · roughing2 min
1st 08:33Steven Stamkos · cross checking2 min
1st 08:33Anthony Cirelli · roughing2 min
1st 10:11Calvin de Haan · cross checking2 min
2nd 11:12Mike Matheson · tripping2 min
2nd 13:39Austin Watson · slashing2 min
2nd 16:58Mike Matheson · tripping2 min
2nd 19:46Jayden Struble · high sticking double minor4 min
3rd 04:02Erik Cernak · tripping2 min
3rd 12:53Michael Eyssimont · roughing2 min
3rd 12:53Michael Eyssimont · roughing2 min
3rd 12:53Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min

Season series

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

86Nikita KucherovR	1	2	3	+1	2	1	1	0	–	20:38
91Steven StamkosC	2	1	3	+2	3	1	1	2	100	17:08
20Nick PaulL	2	0	2	+1	3	1	1	0	47	21:20
21Brayden PointC	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	57	19:40
23Michael EyssimontC	1	1	2	+2	3	1	0	4	–	12:29
71Anthony CirelliC	0	2	2	+1	1	0	0	2	57	08:51
38Brandon HagelL	1	0	1	+1	5	1	1	0	100	15:47
64Tyler MotteC	0	1	1	-1	3	1	2	0	–	14:31
24Mathew DumbaD	0	1	1	0	2	3	2	0	–	20:29
43Darren RaddyshD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	–	15:24
44Calvin de HaanD	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	2	–	16:28
10Anthony DuclairL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	–	13:13
11Luke GlendeningC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	53	14:17
41Mitchell ChaffeeR	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	12:41
51Austin WatsonL	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	–	08:51
77Victor HedmanD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	1	0	–	27:12
78Emil LillebergD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	–	14:07
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	–	18:54

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
88Andrei VasilevskiyG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Matt TomkinsG	W	30	26	4	.867	60:00

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

11Brendan GallagherR	0	2	2	-1	4	0	0	0	–	13:21
15Alex NewhookC	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	27	17:11
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	1	1	2	+1	6	1	0	0	–	22:44
40Joel ArmiaR	2	0	2	-1	3	1	0	0	–	18:57
14Nick SuzukiC	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	53	25:00
22Cole CaufieldR	1	0	1	+2	7	1	2	0	–	20:40
8Mike MathesonD	0	1	1	-1	4	0	4	4	–	28:13
72Arber XhekajD	0	1	1	0	1	7	1	2	–	18:42
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	11:55
36Colin WhiteC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	67	09:23
49Rafael Harvey-PinardL	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	–	12:46
55Michael PezzettaL	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	–	09:16
56Jesse YlonenR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	09:12
71Jake EvansC	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	33	14:35
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	01:14
47Jayden StrubleD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	8	–	17:33
54Jordan HarrisD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	3	0	–	24:14
58David SavardD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	19:47

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Cayden PrimeauG	L	34	28	6	.824	57:18
35Samuel MontembeaultG		0	0	0	–	00:00