Canadiens 5 - 2 Lightning
Final
  for this game

Slumping Lightning host Canadiens

Dec 27, 2007 - 1:22 PM Montreal (17-13-6) at Tampa Bay (15-19-3) 7:30 pm EST

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) - The Tampa Bay Lightning are struggling, but not at St. Pete Times Forum.

The Lightning put their 12-6-2 home record to the test when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

Tampa Bay hopes the home-ice advantage can help them break out of a slump that has seen the team lose five of six.

"I hope they're frustrated," Lightning coach John Tortorella said after Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. "I'm not so sure they are. There's a lot of things we need to get better at. We're a (terrible) hockey team right now."

The lone bright spot for Tampa Bay has been Vincent Lecavalier, who leads the league with 55 points. The center scored both goals in the defeat to the Capitals to raise his team-leading total to 25.

The Canadiens will be playing the fourth game of a season-long six game road trip. Montreal, which is coming off a 4-1 loss at Dallas on Sunday, is 1-1-1 thus far on the trip.

Alexei Kovalev leads the team with 15 goals and 31 points, while rookie goaltender Carey Price has been effective with a 9-7-2 record and 2.79 goals-against average.

Tampa Bay won the first meeting this season, a 3-2 shootout victory, on December 11.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 1 2 5
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 2 2 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - MAXIM LAPIERRE 1 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ANDREI MARKOV) 10:20
    MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 10 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN) 12:49
    2ND PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 16 (MIKE KOMISAREK, TOMAS PLEKANEC)
    0:10
    3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI MARKOV

    Dec 27 9:33 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 5
    TAMPA BAY 2
    3RD PRD: TAM - JAN HLAVAC 5 (UNASSISTED) 19:44

    Canadiens vs. LightningDec 27 9:31 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 5
    TAMPA BAY 1
    3RD PRD: TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 16 (DOUG JANIK, NICK TARNASKY) 6:15

    Canadiens vs. LightningDec 27 9:06 PM


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    MONTREAL 5
    TAMPA BAY 0
    3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 7 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
    1:08

    Canadiens vs. LightningDec 27 9:01 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 4
    TAMPA BAY 0
    3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI MARKOV 10 (MARK STREIT, SAKU KOIVU) 0:44

    Canadiens vs. LightningDec 27 9:01 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 1 3
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - MAXIM LAPIERRE 1 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ANDREI MARKOV) 10:20
    MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 10 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN) 12:49
    2ND PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 16 (MIKE KOMISAREK, TOMAS PLEKANEC)
    0:10
    SHOTS ON GOAL:

    Dec 27 8:38 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 3
    TAMPA BAY 0
    2ND PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 16 (MIKE KOMISAREK, TOMAS PLEKANEC) 0:10

    Canadiens vs. LightningDec 27 8:04 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 2 2
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - MAXIM LAPIERRE 1 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ANDREI MARKOV) 10:20
    MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 10 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN) 12:49
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MON 10

    Dec 27 7:44 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 2
    TAMPA BAY 0
    1ST PRD: MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 10 (SAKU KOIVU, SERGEI KOSTITSYN)
    12:49

    Canadiens vs. LightningDec 27 7:31 PM


  • NHL
    MONTREAL 1
    TAMPA BAY 0
    1ST PRD: MON - MAXIM LAPIERRE 1 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ANDREI MARKOV) 10:20

    Canadiens vs. LightningDec 27 7:28 PM

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