TBL@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL – They made it interesting in the third, but the Canadiens couldn’t recover from a four-goal deficit in the first period and lost 5-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

Nick Suzuki scored his first power play goal of the season, Michael Pezzetta and Christian Dvorak each scored their first goals of 2023-24, Sean Monahan extended his point streak to six games, and Cole Caufield picked up his team-leading eighth assist of the campaign.

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

Roster

Montreal goals

P3 06:50 4-[1] Suzuki (Caufield, Monahan) – PPG

P3 07:22 4-[2] Pezzetta (Evans)

P3 19:41 5-[3] Dvorak (Harris, Barron)

Tampa Bay goals

P1 00:26 [1]-0 Kucherov (Hagel, Point)

P1 07:15 [2]-0 Paul (Stamkos, Hedman)

P1 09:09 [3]-0 Barré-Boulet (Hagel, Sergachev) - PPG

P1 13:50 [4]-0 Eyssimont (Hedman, Cernak)

P3 17:40 [5]-2 Paul (Kucherov, Stamkos) – PPG

What’s next

The Canadiens are scheduled to practice at the CN Sports Complex in Brossard on Wednesday before departing for Detroit. They face the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night before returning home for a weekend back-to-back.