MTL@TBL: Game recap

Habs complete weekend sweep in Florida with dominant 5-2 win on Sunday

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By Montreal Canadiens
@CanadiensMTL canadiens.com

TAMPA – For the first time since 2017, the Canadiens won consecutive games in Florida, completing the feat with a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Sunday.

Alex Newhook, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans (yes, him again!), Joel Armia and Brendan Gallagher lit the lamp for the Canadiens. Evans extended his goal streak to five game, tied with two others for the longest active run in the National Hockey League, per NHL PR.

Sunday’s win marks Montreal’s fifth victory in their last six games.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 12:07 [1]-0 Newhook (Matheson, Laine)

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      MTL@TBL: Newhook scores goal against Jonas Johansson

      P2 12:34 [2]-1 Dvorak (Guhle, Carrier)

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          MTL@TBL: Dvorak scores goal against Jonas Johansson

          P2 18:28 [3]-1 Evans (Armia)

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              MTL@TBL: Evans scores against Jonas Johansson

              P3 12:32 [4]-2 Armia (Heineman)

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                  MTL@TBL: Armia scores goal against Jonas Johansson

                  P3 18:08 [5]-2 Gallagher (Anderson, Carrier) - EN

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                      MTL@TBL: Gallagher scores empty-net goal

                      Tampa Bay goals

                      P2 00:37 1-[1] Hagel (Unassisted)

                      P2 18:54 3-[2] Kucherov (Raddysh, Paul)

                      What’s next

                      A New Year’s Eve showdown in Vegas, where the Canadiens take on the Golden Knights at 3:00 p.m. ET Tuesday afternoon.

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