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Match Report

Kucherov leads Lightning past Canadiens 3-2 in shootout

Nikita Kucherov scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout Saturday to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/5/26 vs Utah Mammoth W 5-4 NHL
11/3/26 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-5 NHL
10/31/26 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-4 NHL
10/29/26 @ Dallas Stars W 5-2 NHL
10/27/26 @ St. Louis Blues W 2-0 NHL
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Team Stats

MTL TB
14
Blocked Shots
14
24
Hits
29
7
Takeaways
5
29
Shots
34
1
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
33.3
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
1
Shootout Goals
2
31
Faceoffs Won
32
49.2
Faceoff Win Percent
50.8
6
Giveaways
9
6
Total Penalties
5
15
Penalty Minutes
13

Head to Head

TB wins series 3-1

MTL Last 5 matchups TB
  1. 2 Final/SO 2018-03-10 @ TB 3
  2. 3 Final/SO 2018-02-25 @ MTL 4
  3. 2 Final/SO 2018-01-05 @ MTL 1
  4. 1 Final 2017-12-29 @ TB 3

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

Montreal Canadiens

  • Josh Anderson Out
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Mike Matheson Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve

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