20240302_MTLTBL_LossRecap

TAMPA – Once again, the Canadiens deserved to win in the Sunshine State, but instead had to settle for a 4-3 shootout loss to the Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday. 

Despite holding 2-0 and 3-2 leads, Montreal couldn’t stop Tampa Bay from coming back and ultimately winning it in a six-round shootout. 

MILESTONE NIGHT FOR SLAFKOVSKY 

Last game, Kaiden Guhle and Jesse Ylönen reached the 100-game mark in the NHL, and on Saturday, Juraj Slafkovsky achieved the same feat at only 19 years of age.

LINEUP

Head coach Martin St-Louis deployed the same lines and defense pairings used against the Panthers, with Cayden Primeau getting the nod for his 13th start of the season.

The netminder turned aside 27 shots. For more stats, check out the Gamecenter summary here.

Montreal goals

P1 01:27 [1]-0 Armia (Guhle, Newhook)

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      Joel Armia takes the early lead

      P1 14:34 [2]-0 Evans (Gallagher)

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          Jake Evans adds to the lead

          P3 06:23 [3]-2 Anderson (Caufield, Xhekaj)

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              Josh Anderson puts the Habs in front

              Shootout

              Cole Caufield was the lone Hab to find the back of the net. Nick Suzuki, Joel Armia, Jesse Ylönen, Juraj Slafkovsky and Joshua Roy were stopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy.

              Tampa goals

              P2 07:44 2-[1] Point (Stamkos, Kucherov)

              P2 15:49 2-[2] Cirelli (Hagel)

              P3 10:18 3-[3] Motte (Unassisted) - SHG

              Shootout

              Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman scored. Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, and Michael Eyssimont couldn’t solve Primeau.

              What’s next

              The Canadiens are jetting off to Nashville where they will benefit from a day off on Sunday before getting back to work in preparation for a contest against the Predators on Tuesday.

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