Tampa Bay Lightning
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7–3–1 · 15 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Game Analysis →Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens — Sunday, February 9, 2025 Game Analysis
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Final.
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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Game Analysis — Sunday, February 9, 2025
By Hockey in 60
Tampa Bay Lightning won despite being outshot 35–21. Montreal Canadiens generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Tampa Bay Lightning scored on 23.8% of its shots, compared with 8.6% for Montreal Canadiens. 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 1 of 1 power plays (100.0%); Montreal Canadiens converted 1 of 2 power plays (50.0%). Power-play goal totals were level, so the difference in the final score came from other scoring situations.
Montreal Canadiens won 55.7% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
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 — Sunday, February 9, 2025
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Game Statistics — Sunday, February 9, 2025
| Statistic | Tampa Bay Lightning | Montreal Canadiens |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 21 | 35 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 1 |
| Power-play opportunities | 1 | 2 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 100.0 | 50.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 44.3 | 55.7 |
| Hits | 26 | 29 |
| Blocked shots | 25 | 16 |
| Takeaways | 7 | 11 |
| Giveaways | 15 | 19 |
| Penalty minutes | 6 | 4 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Tampa Bay Lightning won 5–3 at Bell Centre.
Who scored
- Nick Paul Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Brandon Hagel (35)
- Victor Hedman Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (6), Anthony Cirelli (22)
- Brendan Gallagher Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (8), Mike Matheson (21)
- Brayden Point Goal (31) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (26), Victor Hedman (36)
- Zemgus Girgensons Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Cam Atkinson (4), Michael Eyssimont (4)
- Christian Dvorak Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: David Savard (10), Juraj Slafkovsky (22)
- Brendan Gallagher Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: none
- Anthony Cirelli Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (27), Brandon Hagel (36)
Goalies
- Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 35 for Tampa Bay Lightning.
- Jakub Dobes stopped 5 of 8 for Montreal Canadiens.
- Sam Montembeault stopped 11 of 12 for Montreal Canadiens.
Nick Paul Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Brandon Hagel (35) That made the score 1–0 in the 1st, and Tampa Bay Lightning stayed ahead.