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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2023
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, James Tobias
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0213
Tampa Bay 0224
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Montreal   Tampa Bay
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 0:00  
  0:29 Erik Cernak hits Nick Suzuki.
  1:02 Darren Raddysh hits Jesse Ylonen.
Jesse Ylonen hits Darren Raddysh. 1:07  
  1:17 Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net
  1:18 Giveaway by Nicholas Paul.
  2:55 Austin Watson hits Joel Armia.
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 3:20  
  3:49 Steven Stamkos blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 3:55  
  4:06 Shot by Brandon Hagel misses the net
  5:06 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
  5:15 Darren Raddysh hits Jesse Ylonen.
Josh Anderson wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte. 5:18  
Shot by Justin Barron misses the net 5:20  
  5:32 Alex Barre-Boulet hits Kaiden Guhle.
  5:32 Michael Eyssimont blocks shot from Tyler Motte.
Kaiden Guhle hits Alex Barre-Boulet. 5:38  
Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Erik Cernak. 5:39  
  5:59 Michael Eyssimont shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Mike Matheson hits Austin Watson. 6:23  
Michael Pezzetta blocks shot from Calvin de Haan. 6:28  
  6:41 Calvin de Haan hits Michael Pezzetta.
Takeaway by Joel Armia. 6:53  
  7:12 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  7:25 Takeaway by Erik Cernak.
  7:30 Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 7:43  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 7:45  
  7:57 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson.
Josh Anderson hits Steven Stamkos. 8:09  
Shot by Jayden Struble misses the net 8:26  
  8:34 Nicholas Paul hits Jesse Ylonen.
  9:10 Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 9:19  
Michael Pezzetta wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte. 9:21  
  10:15 Giveaway by Erik Cernak.
  10:23 Anthony Cirelli hits Cole Caufield.
Nick Suzuki hits Haydn Fleury. 10:33  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 10:44  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 10:47  
  10:48 Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 11:36  
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 11:38  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 11:48  
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 12:01  
  12:14 Takeaway by Brayden Point.
David Savard blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 12:22  
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 13:43  
Shot by Justin Barron misses the net 13:55  
  14:05 Tyler Motte shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  14:32 Takeaway by Jonas Johansson.
Michael Pezzetta hits Brandon Hagel. 14:36  
  14:37 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki hits Nicholas Paul. 14:46  
  15:12 Nick Perbix blocks shot from Jake Evans.
  15:23 Nikita Kucherov blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic.
  15:45 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 15:47  
Mike Matheson penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 15:50  
  15:50 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 18:33  
  18:43 Giveaway by Michael Eyssimont.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Michael Eyssimont. 18:55  
Mike Matheson hits Anthony Cirelli. 19:06  
Brendan Gallagher hits Erik Cernak. 19:11  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 19:16  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 19:16  
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 19:53  
Jake Evans hits Nick Perbix. 19:56  
2
Montreal   Tampa Bay
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 0:00  
Josh Anderson hits Darren Raddysh. 0:10  
  0:23 Darren Raddysh hits Sean Monahan.
  0:46 Darren Raddysh hits Sean Monahan.
  1:12 Calvin de Haan blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
Nick Suzuki penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brayden Point. 1:32  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 1:32  
Mike Matheson hits Nicholas Paul. 2:15  
Jake Evans hits Nikita Kucherov. 2:33  
Takeaway by Jake Evans. 2:33  
  3:14 Shot by Darren Raddysh misses the net
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 3:19  
Takeaway by Cole Caufield. 3:56  
Cole Caufield scores. 3:58  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 3:58  
  4:07 Luke Glendening penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.
Josh Anderson penalty for charging - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Luke Glendening. 4:07  
Josh Anderson penalty for fighting against Luke Glendening - 5 mins (Major). 4:07  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 4:07  
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 4:56  
  5:03 Brayden Point shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 5:08  
Jordan Harris shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 5:51  
  5:59 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 6:00  
Mitchell Stephens hits Tanner Jeannot. 6:39  
  6:42 Austin Watson hits Kaiden Guhle.
  7:40 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  7:44 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 8:00  
  8:00 Giveaway by Brandon Hagel.
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 8:14  
David Savard blocks shot from Brayden Point. 8:37  
  8:39 Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Haydn Fleury. 8:44  
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 8:52  
Michael Pezzetta wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 8:54  
Mitchell Stephens shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 8:59  
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 9:01  
Justin Barron hits Michael Eyssimont. 9:17  
Michael Pezzetta hits Haydn Fleury. 9:29  
Kaiden Guhle shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 9:38  
  9:48 Haydn Fleury hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
  9:53 Haydn Fleury blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
  9:54 Nick Perbix hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
  10:10 Nick Perbix blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
David Savard shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 10:19  
  10:26 Giveaway by Jonas Johansson.
  10:29 Shot by Anthony Cirelli misses the net
Jayden Struble hits Brandon Hagel. 10:59  
Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Darren Raddysh. 11:03  
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 11:05  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Brandon Hagel. 11:09  
Brendan Gallagher hits Victor Hedman. 11:37  
  11:49 Darren Raddysh shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Johnathan Kovacevic scores. Assisted by Sam Montembeault. 11:59  
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte. 11:59  
  12:12 Austin Watson hits Kaiden Guhle.
  12:26 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
Justin Barron hits Anthony Cirelli. 12:43  
  12:53 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  13:02 Steven Stamkos hits Sean Monahan.
Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 13:06  
  13:09 Anthony Cirelli hits Jesse Ylonen.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 13:18  
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 13:26  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 13:32  
  13:47 Nicholas Paul blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 13:49  
  14:01 Brayden Point scores. Assisted by Nicholas Paul and Brandon Hagel.
  14:01 Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  14:08 Tyler Motte hits Jordan Harris.
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 15:19  
  15:30 Nick Perbix blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
  15:42 Victor Hedman hits Sean Monahan.
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle. 16:01  
  16:03 Nick Perbix blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  16:05 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki hits Darren Raddysh. 16:23  
  16:58 Takeaway by Victor Hedman.
  16:58 Victor Hedman blocks shot from Jake Evans.
Jayden Struble blocks shot from Tyler Motte. 17:08  
  17:36 Austin Watson scores. Assisted by Victor Hedman and Nick Perbix.
  17:36 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
Kaiden Guhle hits Anthony Cirelli. 17:56  
  18:02 Darren Raddysh hits Michael Pezzetta.
Mitchell Stephens shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 18:05  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 18:08  
  18:10 Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 18:16  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 18:18  
Nick Suzuki hits Brayden Point. 18:42  
  19:06 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Kaiden Guhle.
Josh Anderson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 19:08  
Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Calvin de Haan. 19:24  
  19:51 Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov.
3
Montreal   Tampa Bay
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 0:00  
  0:37 Calvin de Haan shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Nick Suzuki hits Calvin de Haan. 0:44  
Giveaway by Cole Caufield. 0:46  
  1:09 Shot by Darren Raddysh misses the net
  1:13 Michael Eyssimont shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  1:31 Tyler Motte shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Jayden Struble hits Alex Barre-Boulet. 1:38  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 1:47  
Takeaway by Joel Armia. 2:00  
  2:11 Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov.
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 2:17  
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 2:32  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Nicholas Paul. 2:57  
  3:00 Giveaway by Brandon Hagel.
  3:02 Takeaway by Brandon Hagel.
  3:03 Shot by Nicholas Paul misses the net
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Nicholas Paul. 3:14  
  3:35 Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Austin Watson. 3:37  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 3:52  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 3:59  
  4:16 Austin Watson hits David Savard.
David Savard blocks shot from Tyler Motte. 4:19  
Jake Evans blocks shot from Austin Watson. 4:25  
  4:27 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Sean Monahan blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 4:43  
  4:52 Giveaway by Steven Stamkos.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul. 5:12  
  5:40 Shot by Darren Raddysh misses the net
  5:50 Brayden Point shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  5:52 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 5:58  
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 6:04  
  6:49 Victor Hedman hits Jake Evans.
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 6:52  
David Savard shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 6:58  
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovsky. 7:26  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 7:31  
  7:35 Steven Stamkos blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
  7:49 Calvin de Haan scores. Assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos.
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte. 7:49  
  7:54 Tanner Jeannot hits Jordan Harris.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte. 8:08  
  8:35 Shot by Tanner Jeannot misses the net
  8:35 Tyler Motte shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  8:47 Tanner Jeannot hits Jesse Ylonen.
Josh Anderson hits Nicholas Paul. 9:11  
Cole Caufield wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 9:34  
Cole Caufield blocks shot from Steven Stamkos. 9:48  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 9:50  
  9:59 Nikita Kucherov hits Nick Suzuki.
David Savard shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 10:10  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 10:15  
David Savard penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nikita Kucherov. 10:21  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 10:21  
  11:45 Nicholas Paul blocks shot from Steven Stamkos.
  12:03 Tanner Jeannot penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Evans.
  12:03 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  12:58 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 13:22  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 13:36  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte. 13:37  
  14:06 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
  14:15 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
  14:17 Brandon Hagel shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 14:20  
Giveaway by Jake Evans. 14:45  
  14:54 Nikita Kucherov scores. Assisted by Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli.
  14:54 Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan.
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 15:07  
  15:13 Darren Raddysh hits Joel Armia.
  15:17 Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  15:31 Nick Perbix blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  15:47 Nicholas Paul shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault.
Giveaway by Cole Caufield. 16:04  
Nick Suzuki scores. Assisted by Juraj Slafkovsky and Mike Matheson. 17:55  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 17:55  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 18:09  
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 18:15  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 18:36  
Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 18:40  
Mike Matheson hits Anthony Cirelli. 19:06  
  19:19 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  19:29 Steven Stamkos blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 19:56