962- Tomas Plekanec continued his climb up the Canadiens' record books. Thursday night's game was his 962nd in a Habs uniform, and he overtook Guy Lafleur for sole possession of ninth place in club history in all-time games played.
2 - The Canadiens and Lightning last faced each other on December 28, making Thursday night's meeting their second in seven days. Montreal faces Tampa Bay twice more this year - on February 24 at the Bell Centre, and on the afternoon of March 10 back at Amalie Arena.
581 - Karl Alzner's Iron Man streak continues, and by playing his 581st consecutive game on Thursday night, it became the 12th-longest in League history, surpassing Johnny Wilson.
9 - Max Pacioretty scored his ninth goal of the season at the start of the second period, ending a 13-game goalless drought.