| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Brendan Gallagher
· RW
David Savard
· D
Anthony Cirelli
· C
Brandon Hagel
· LW
Team Stats
25Blocked Shots16
26Hits29
7Takeaways11
21Shots35
1Power Play Goals1
1Power Play Opportunities2
100.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won39
44.3Faceoff Win Percent55.7
15Giveaways19
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:44
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Owen Beck
19:44
Anthony Cirelli Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (27), Brandon Hagel (36)
19:42
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
19:39
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
19:26
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Patrik Laine
19:21
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
19:21
Goalie Stopped
19:20
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
19:11
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
19:11
Goalie Stopped
19:09
Patrik Laine Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
18:57
Juraj Slafkovsky Deflected Above Crossbar
18:32
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
18:23
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
18:22
Erik Cernak hit Juraj Slafkovsky
17:42
Alex Newhook shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
17:25
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
17:24
Giveaway by Josh Anderson
17:19
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Wide Left
16:47
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
16:44
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
16:39
Brayden Point shot blocked by Mike Matheson
16:20
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Brayden Point
16:20
Icing
15:53
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
15:51
Brendan Gallagher hit Erik Cernak
15:46
Christian Dvorak Snap Shot Wide Left
15:34
Erik Cernak hit Juraj Slafkovsky
15:30
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
15:30
Puck in Netting
15:28
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Cole Caufield
15:25
Brayden Point faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
15:25
Icing
15:12
Mike Matheson hit Gage Goncalves
14:44
Alex Newhook Slap Shot Wide Right
14:17
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
14:15
Arber Xhekaj hit Brandon Hagel
14:09
Arber Xhekaj Wrist Shot Wide Right
13:51
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky
13:46
Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
13:36
Michael Eyssimont hit Christian Dvorak
13:19
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovsky
13:08
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
13:08
Goalie Stopped
13:06
David Savard Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:48
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
12:47
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
12:15
Lane Hutson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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— Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 5-3 Sunday in the final NHL game before the 4 Nations Face-Off.
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