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Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens (15-15-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (17-15-5) – 31 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM EST



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# Montreal [](/r/habs) Canadiens (15-15-5) at Tampa Bay [](/r/tampabaylightning) Lightning (17-15-5)

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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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  1. HockeyMod

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    ##Projected Lineups

    ||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
    |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nick Paul|Brayden Point|Nikita Kucherov|[MTL](/r/habs)|Cole Caufield|Nick Suzuki|Juraj Slafkovsky|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Brandon Hagel|Anthony Cirelli|Steven Stamkos|[MTL](/r/habs)|Sean Monahan|Jake Evans|Josh Anderson|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Tanner Jeannot|Luke Glendening|Michael Eyssimont|[MTL](/r/habs)|Joel Armia|Christian Dvorak|Brendan Gallagher|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Conor Sheary|Tyler Motte|Alex Barré-Boulet|[MTL](/r/habs)|Michael Pezzetta|Mitchell Stephens|Jesse Ylönen|

    ||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
    |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Victor Hedman|Nicklaus Perbix|[MTL](/r/habs)|Michael Matheson|David Savard|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Haydn Fleury|Erik Cernak|[MTL](/r/habs)|Kaiden Guhle|Justin Barron|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Calvin de Haan|Darren Raddysh|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jayden Struble|Jordan Harris|

    ||Goalies||Goalies|
    |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Jonas Johansson|[MTL](/r/habs)|Samuel Montembeault|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Andrei Vasilevskiy|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Allen|

    [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/tampa-bay-lightning/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations/)

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    ##Injuries

    ||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
    |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Conor Sheary|30 Dec 2023|Hand|DTD|Sheary will be evaluated for a hand or finger injury Sunday after leaving Saturday’s game versus the New York Rangers in the second period, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.|unknown|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Mikhail Sergachev|19 Dec 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Coach Jon Cooper said that Sergachev (lower body) won’t play Saturday versus the New York Rangers, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.|unknown|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Logan Brown|01 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|IR-LT|Brown (undisclosed) was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Saturday.|unknown|
    |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Tanner Pearson|09 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Pearson (upper body) was put on injured reserve Wednesday.|10 Jan 2024|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Alex Newhook|30 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR|Newhook is expected to miss the next 10-12 weeks with a high-ankle sprain, per Arpon Basu of The Athletic.|17 Feb 2024|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Rafael Harvey-Pinard|16 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Not Specified|17 Jan 2024|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Kirby Dach|14 Oct 2023|Knee|IR|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Chris Wideman|21 Sep 2023|Back|IR|Wideman is out indefinitely because of a back injury.|17 Jan 2024|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Carey Price||Knee|IR-LT||01 Jul 2024|

    [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/tampa-bay-lightning/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/montreal-canadiens/injuries)

    ##Team Stats

    |Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
    |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|37|17|15|5|39|0.527|3.24|3.46|29.66|79.63|30.46|30.86|51.90|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|35|15|15|5|35|0.500|2.74|3.37|18.40|71.90|28.74|33.31|54.12|

    [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

    ##Team Leaders

    |Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
    |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
    |G|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|25|[MTL](/r/habs)|Nick Suzuki|10|
    |A|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|34|[MTL](/r/habs)|Nick Suzuki|21|
    |P|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nikita Kucherov|59|[MTL](/r/habs)|Nick Suzuki|31|
    |+/-|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Nick Perbix, Haydn Fleury|4|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Evans|6|
    |PIM|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Austin Watson|60|[MTL](/r/habs)|Arber Xhekaj|47|
    |TOI|[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Victor Hedman|23:59|[MTL](/r/habs)|Mike Matheson|25:15|

    [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=14 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=8 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

    ## Goalie Breakdown

    ||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
    |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Jonas Johansson|20|19|8|6|5|2|3.47|0.891|
    |[TBL](/r/tampabaylightning)|Andrei Vasilevskiy|15|15|8|7|0|1|2.94|0.900|
    |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Sam Montembeault|15|14|7|4|3|0|2.86|0.907|
    |[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Allen|13|13|4|7|2|0|3.40|0.903|

    [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=14 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=8 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

    The bot can only be as correct as its sources, the sources it uses are linked below each table. If you notice an error that is not due to an incorrect source or you want to suggest a source [click here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=TeroTheTerror&subject=HockeyMod Issue&message=Subreddit:%0A%0AIssue:) to message TeroTheTerror.

  2. slafyousilly

    Is anyone else sick of these Florida trips during Xmas vacation every damn year?

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