Tampa Bay Lightning
Current season record
7–3–1 · 15 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Game Analysis →Team information checked Oct 26, 2026.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens — Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Game Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Final.
Game Analysis
Bell Centre
- USFDSNSUN
- CanadaTSN, RDS
MTL
- PPJuraj Slafkovsky (7)
- Alex Newhook (9)
- Jake Evans (11)
TBL
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Game Summary — Tuesday, January 21, 2025
By Hockey in 60
Montreal Canadiens won 3–2 at Bell Centre.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Game Analysis — Tuesday, January 21, 2025
By Hockey in 60
Montreal Canadiens won despite being outshot 35–22. Tampa Bay Lightning generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Montreal Canadiens scored on 13.6% of its shots, compared with 5.7% for Tampa Bay Lightning. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
Tampa Bay Lightning converted 0 of 4 power plays (0.0%); Montreal Canadiens converted 1 of 2 power plays (50.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge matched the 1-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Official Game Highlights — Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Game Statistics — Tuesday, January 21, 2025
| Statistic | Tampa Bay Lightning | Montreal Canadiens |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 35 | 22 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 1 |
| Power-play opportunities | 4 | 2 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 50.9 | 49.1 |
| Hits | 18 | 23 |
| Blocked shots | 15 | 11 |
| Takeaways | 0 | 3 |
| Giveaways | 16 | 11 |
| Penalty minutes | 4 | 8 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Montreal Canadiens won 3–2 at Bell Centre.
Who scored
- Nikita Kucherov Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (20), Emil Lilleberg (11)
- Jake Guentzel Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Michael Eyssimont (3)
- Juraj Slafkovsky Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Patrik Laine (4), Lane Hutson (36)
- Alex Newhook Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Patrik Laine (5)
- Jake Evans Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Armia (14), Alexandre Carrier (15)
Goalies
- Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 22 for Tampa Bay Lightning.
- Sam Montembeault stopped 33 of 35 for Montreal Canadiens.
Jake Evans Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Armia (14), Alexandre Carrier (15) That made the score 2–3 in the 3rd, and Montreal Canadiens stayed ahead.