Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay LightningDec 29, 2024

FinalSunday, Dec 29, 2024· Amalie Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	2	2	5		MTL	9	14	14	37
TBL	0	2	0	2		TBL	10	8	5	23

: MTL 65TBL 52
: MTL 3.51TBL 2.74
PP goals: MTL 0TBL 0
Hits: MTL 20TBL 19
Blocks: MTL 17TBL 13
PIM: MTL 6TBL 4
: MTL 53%TBL 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at TBL. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for TBL: Kucherov–Paul–Point skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Joel Armia had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:54.Armia
Points
Alexandre Carrier had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:10.Carrier
New line
New look for TBL: Kucherov–Paul–Point skated 9:10 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kucherov Paul Point
Usage
Brandon Hagel (TBL) played 26:05, +5:24 up on his 20:41 season average over 81 games.Hagel
Goalie
Jonas Johansson (TBL) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 29.2; the loss.Johansson
Usage
Gage Goncalves (TBL) played 6:57, −5:57 down on his 12:54 season average over 59 games.Goncalves
Usage
Mitchell Chaffee (TBL) played 15:25, +3:26 up on his 11:59 season average over 65 games.Chaffee
PP1
TBL's PP1 (Hedman, Kucherov, Point, Hagel and Chaffee) went scoreless in 5:06 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.Hedman Kucherov Point Hagel Chaffee

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →

TBL
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · TBL 52 · MTL 65

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

TBL
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TBL pressure
MTL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 35% of the game, TBL 26%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

TBL

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	MTL	TBL
	67	50
	3.61	2.98
	3.43	2.93
	10	14
	6	1
	14	13
	+0.009	−0.008
	35%	26%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
13:2950% CF
L2Laine – Dach – Newhook
11:5054% CF
L3Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
8:3067% CF
L4Armia – Evans – Heineman
8:1057% CF
D1Matheson – Hutson
17:0961% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
15:3048% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
10:2268% CF

PP1Laine – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
2:1575% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Dach – Newhook – Heineman
1:32100% CF
PK1FAnderson – Dvorak
3:20
PK2FArmia – Evans
2:12
PK1DSavard – Matheson
3:28
PK2DCarrier – Guhle
1:45

Current MTL line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Cirelli – Hagel – Geekie
9:4761% CF
L2Kucherov – Paul – Point
9:1045% CF
L3Glendening – Girgensons – Eyssimont
8:3660% CF
L4Atkinson – Chaffee – Goncalves
3:040% CF
D1McDonagh – Cernak
16:2948% CF
D2Hedman – Raddysh
14:2643% CF
D3Perbix – Lilleberg
12:4231% CF

PP1Hedman – Kucherov – Point – Hagel – Chaffee
5:0683% CF
PP2Atkinson – Paul – Raddysh – Cirelli – Geekie
0:37100% CF
PK1FCirelli – Hagel
1:55
PK2FGlendening – Girgensons
1:24
PK1DHedman – Lilleberg
1:37
PK2DMcDonagh – Cernak
1:03

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.21	3	2	0	18:28	—	—	52	41
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	2	0	0	17:55	—	—	53	40
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.52	0	0	0	17:10	—	—	53	41
Patrik Laine L	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.15	0	1	0	15:29	—	—	56	35
Kirby Dach C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	15:17	—	—	48	34
Alex Newhook C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	1	0	2	14:50	—	—	50	34
Christian Dvorak C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.57	0	2	0	14:00	—	—	72	84
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.17	2	2	0	13:43	—	—	70	84
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.55	1	1	0	12:00	—	—	70	84
Joel Armia R	L4	1	1	2	+2	4	0.43	2	0	0	13:54	—	—	56	78
Jake Evans C	L4	1	0	1	+2	1	0.23	2	1	0	13:12	—	—	60	72
Emil Heineman L	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	2	1	0	10:52	—	—	53	66
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.06	1	2	0	25:06	—	—	59	59
Lane Hutson D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	0	2	20:56	—	—	60	60
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	2	2	+1	3	0.06	1	0	0	21:10	—	—	51	43
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.03	0	0	0	20:34	—	—	44	36
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	2	0	17:27	—	—	67	82
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	5	0.19	1	1	2	11:57	—	—	67	76

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	W	23	21	2	.913	2.74	60:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brandon Hagel L	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.48	0	1	0	26:05	—	—	44	54
Anthony Cirelli C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	0	0	0	21:08	—	—	41	47
Conor Geekie C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.33	1	1	0	13:32	—	—	54	48
Nikita Kucherov R	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.34	0	0	2	22:22	—	—	48	59
Brayden Point C	L2	0	1	1	-1	4	0.43	0	0	0	21:44	—	—	52	61
Nick Paul L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	0	1	0	15:34	—	—	43	58
Luke Glendening C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	3	0	0	12:53	—	—	41	44
Zemgus Girgensons C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	3	2	0	11:40	—	—	56	46
Michael Eyssimont C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	2	0	0	9:57	—	—	60	49
Mitchell Chaffee R	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	3	0	0	15:25	—	—	15	5
Gage Goncalves C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	0	6:57	—	—	37	18
Cam Atkinson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:27	—	—	10	16
Ryan McDonagh D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.21	0	2	0	21:28	—	—	46	61
Erik Cernak D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	2	19:14	—	—	51	62
Victor Hedman D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	2	0	23:18	—	—	45	37
Darren Raddysh D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	1	1	0	17:40	—	—	49	51
Nick Perbix D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.04	0	2	0	16:52	—	—	30	21
Emil Lilleberg D	D3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.10	0	0	0	14:42	—	—	31	24

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonas Johansson(start)	L	36	32	4	.889	3.26	59:02

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 2nd 18:54 · assists Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh · Cycle · 16.7 mph shot.

Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 18:54 · TBL

Play: cycle
Passes: 3
Shot: 16.7 mph
Distance: 4 ft

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Alex Newhook · 1st 12:07 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 56.4 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Type: one-timer

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Brandon Hagel · 2nd 0:37 · TBL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 37.1 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 4.4 s

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Christian Dvorak · 2nd 12:34 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: pass
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.6 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 8.8 s
Type: deflection

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Jake Evans · 2nd 18:28 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 53.8 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 1.8 s

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Joel Armia · 3rd 12:32 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 72.4 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 18:08 · MTL EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 14.9 mph
Distance: 101 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay LightningDec 29, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goal anatomy

Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 18:54 · TBL

Alex Newhook · 1st 12:07 · MTL

Brandon Hagel · 2nd 0:37 · TBL

Christian Dvorak · 2nd 12:34 · MTL

Jake Evans · 2nd 18:28 · MTL

Joel Armia · 3rd 12:32 · MTL

Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 18:08 · MTL EN