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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 5, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 30, 2023
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps, Ryan Galloway
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Florida 1225
Montreal 1012
Periods:
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1
Florida   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov.
Anthony Duclair shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:14  
Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:19  
  0:27 Giveaway by Sam Montembeault.
Shot by Aaron Ekblad misses the net 0:29  
  0:38 Rafael Harvey-Pinard blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad.
  1:23 Sean Farrell scores. Assisted by Jake Evans.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 1:23  
Radko Gudas hits Jonathan Drouin. 1:44  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 1:56  
Giveaway by Radko Gudas. 2:04  
  2:08 Denis Gurianov shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
Colin White wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. 2:09  
  2:15 Michael Pezzetta hits Brandon Montour.
  2:17 Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Colin White.
  2:42 Giveaway by Chris Wideman.
  2:43 Michael Pezzetta hits Nick Cousins.
  3:03 Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov.
  3:26 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
Anthony Duclair hits Johnathan Kovacevic. 3:30  
  3:55 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Eetu Luostarinen.
  4:00 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Eetu Luostarinen shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:07  
  4:09 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell.
Anton Lundell scores. Assisted by Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk. 4:09  
Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:43  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 4:44  
Takeaway by Eric Staal. 4:57  
  5:16 Giveaway by Chris Wideman.
Aaron Ekblad shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:26  
Colin White wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. 5:27  
  5:33 Chris Tierney blocks shot from Givani Smith.
Colin White shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:40  
  5:41 Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Colin White.
  5:56 Alex Belzile hits Radko Gudas.
Marc Staal blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 7:13  
Josh Mahura shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:28  
Shot by Eetu Luostarinen misses the net 7:30  
Shot by Anton Lundell misses the net 7:37  
  8:02 Shot by Johnathan Kovacevic misses the net
  8:04 Shot by Sean Farrell misses the net
  8:14 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  8:33 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov.
Shot by Aaron Ekblad misses the net 8:35  
  8:37 Giveaway by Denis Gurianov.
Matthew Tkachuk shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 9:22  
Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 9:23  
  9:27 Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Matthew Tkachuk.
Takeaway by Anton Lundell. 9:39  
  9:49 Joel Edmundson hits Eetu Luostarinen.
  9:55 Giveaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
  10:30 Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  10:32 Michael Pezzetta penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Lomberg.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. 10:32  
Aleksander Barkov hits Alex Belzile. 11:36  
  11:42 Jordan Harris blocks shot from Brandon Montour.
  12:11 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:13  
  12:40 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  12:41 Chris Tierney shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  12:56 Chris Tierney shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  12:58 Michael Pezzetta hits Radko Gudas.
Giveaway by Eric Staal. 13:06  
  13:11 Justin Barron shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  13:31 Justin Barron hits Ryan Lomberg.
  14:14 Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Anton Lundell.
  14:17 Giveaway by Mike Hoffman.
  14:20 Nick Suzuki hits Matthew Tkachuk.
  14:38 Giveaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 14:59  
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 15:00  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. 15:39  
  15:54 Giveaway by Michael Pezzetta.
  17:08 Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net
  17:41 Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Nick Cousins.
Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov. 18:58  
  19:02 Jordan Harris blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad.
Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 19:21  
  19:50 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Josh Mahura blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 19:52  
Radko Gudas blocks shot from Justin Barron. 19:58  
2
Florida   Montreal
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:00  
  0:12 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 0:59  
Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net 1:03  
  1:15 Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher.
  1:32 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
  1:33 Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Josh Mahura blocks shot from Jesse Ylonen. 2:05  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin. 2:06  
  2:30 Denis Gurianov hits Josh Mahura.
Giveaway by Eric Staal. 2:50  
  2:56 Alex Belzile shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
Ryan Lomberg blocks shot from Michael Pezzetta. 3:04  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 3:10  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. 3:12  
  3:12 Justin Barron penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Lomberg.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 3:21  
Matthew Tkachuk scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Brandon Montour. 3:59  
  3:59 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Colin White.
  4:29 Brendan Gallagher hits Radko Gudas.
  4:35 Giveaway by Sean Farrell.
  4:50 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  5:06 Takeaway by Joel Edmundson.
Shot by Eric Staal misses the net 5:21  
Givani Smith hits Justin Barron. 5:26  
Matthew Tkachuk scores. Assisted by Anton Lundell and Aaron Ekblad. 5:57  
  5:57 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov.
  6:30 Giveaway by Jesse Ylonen.
  6:46 Denis Gurianov hits Josh Mahura.
Eetu Luostarinen blocks shot from Justin Barron. 7:14  
Shot by Marc Staal misses the net 7:31  
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:37  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 7:38  
Shot by Eric Staal misses the net 7:41  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:47  
Ryan Lomberg shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:49  
  8:12 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  8:26 Chris Wideman shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
Brandon Montour penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rafael Harvey-Pinard. 8:30  
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 8:30  
  9:04 Mike Matheson hits Gustav Forsling.
Radko Gudas blocks shot from Justin Barron. 10:10  
Giveaway by Marc Staal. 10:15  
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Jordan Harris. 10:39  
  11:14 Michael Pezzetta hits Aaron Ekblad.
  11:59 Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  12:05 Mike Matheson hits Sam Reinhart.
  12:13 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Shot by Ryan Lomberg misses the net 12:20  
  12:30 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell.
Giveaway by Anton Lundell. 12:34  
Eetu Luostarinen hits Sean Farrell. 12:38  
Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk. 13:07  
  13:30 Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
Colin White hits Chris Wideman. 13:44  
Nick Cousins hits Jordan Harris. 14:01  
Marc Staal blocks shot from Jordan Harris. 14:13  
Nick Cousins hits Jordan Harris. 14:18  
  14:37 Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net
  14:49 Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net
Anthony Duclair blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. 14:54  
Anthony Duclair blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. 14:55  
Radko Gudas blocks shot from Joel Edmundson. 15:38  
  16:00 Shot by Justin Barron misses the net
Radko Gudas hits Sean Farrell. 16:16  
Giveaway by Ryan Lomberg. 16:16  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 16:34  
Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 16:35  
Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 16:55  
Shot by Aaron Ekblad misses the net 16:59  
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 17:04  
Josh Mahura hits Denis Gurianov. 18:30  
Shot by Matthew Tkachuk misses the net 18:41  
  18:49 Jesse Ylonen blocks shot from Radko Gudas.
  19:26 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  19:29 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  19:30 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov.
Aleksander Barkov blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 19:41  
  19:57 Giveaway by Jake Evans.
3
Florida   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov.
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad. 0:10  
Gustav Forsling blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 0:13  
Giveaway by Gustav Forsling. 0:28  
  0:45 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell.
  1:47 Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Gustav Forsling misses the net 2:44  
  3:58 Giveaway by Sean Farrell.
  4:06 Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
Matthew Tkachuk hits Mike Matheson. 4:24  
  4:30 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
Radko Gudas hits Nick Suzuki. 4:41  
Josh Mahura blocks shot from Jordan Harris. 4:45  
  5:42 Jordan Harris hits Ryan Lomberg.
Nick Cousins hits Jordan Harris. 5:59  
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 6:29  
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 6:30  
Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Mike Hoffman. 6:36  
  6:47 Shot by Mike Hoffman misses the net
  7:27 Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  7:28 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell.
Matthew Tkachuk blocks shot from Justin Barron. 7:33  
  7:38 Takeaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
Radko Gudas blocks shot from Justin Barron. 7:45  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 7:45  
  8:08 Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits Brandon Montour.
  8:30 Michael Pezzetta hits Givani Smith.
  8:41 Michael Pezzetta blocks shot from Aaron Ekblad.
Radko Gudas shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 8:47  
  9:11 Jordan Harris blocks shot from Radko Gudas.
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney. 9:29  
Aaron Ekblad blocks shot from Mike Hoffman. 9:57  
  10:13 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Alex Belzile. 10:15  
Anton Lundell scores. 10:15  
  10:33 Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin.
  10:40 Giveaway by Alex Belzile.
Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:56  
Aaron Ekblad hits Rafael Harvey-Pinard. 11:30  
Giveaway by Alex Lyon. 11:38  
Colin White blocks shot from Joel Edmundson. 12:09  
Colin White hits Michael Pezzetta. 12:18  
  12:30 Denis Gurianov blocks shot from Colin White.
  12:31 Giveaway by Sam Montembeault.
Marc Staal hits Sean Farrell. 13:08  
Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe. 13:12  
Shot by Carter Verhaeghe misses the net 13:27  
Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:33  
Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:36  
  13:37 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell.
Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad. 14:08  
Marc Staal hits Mike Matheson. 14:22  
Giveaway by Ryan Lomberg. 14:29  
  14:45 Shot by Jordan Harris misses the net
  15:40 Mike Hoffman blocks shot from Radko Gudas.
  15:42 Justin Barron blocks shot from Givani Smith.
  15:45 Giveaway by Justin Barron.
Josh Mahura shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 15:48  
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 16:09  
Shot by Gustav Forsling misses the net 16:17  
  17:01 Chris Wideman hits Anton Lundell.
  17:04 Joel Edmundson hits Eetu Luostarinen.
Matthew Tkachuk hits Joel Edmundson. 17:16  
Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 17:29  
  17:42 Giveaway by Chris Tierney.
  17:51 Takeaway by Justin Barron.
Radko Gudas hits Mike Matheson. 17:57  
Radko Gudas hits Alex Belzile. 18:04  
  18:04 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  18:07 Jordan Harris shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
  18:17 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
Radko Gudas penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesse Ylonen. 18:18  
  18:18 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  18:35 Rafael Harvey-Pinard scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mike Hoffman and Mike Matheson.
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 18:35  
  19:12 Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Alex Lyon.
Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:13  
  19:40 Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nick Cousins.
Matthew Tkachuk scores on an empty net. Assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart. 19:40  
  19:55 Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net