A major meltdown nearly cost the Montreal Canadiens a victory. Carey Price stopped all three shots in the shootout, David Desharnais had the lone goal in the tiebreaker, and the Canadiens rebounded after blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday night. ''You know what? We came to win this hockey game, and this is what we did,'' Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. ''And we were almost perfect for 54 minutes. We opened...
Full Story

Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Tue 2/12	TB	Mon 4 - 3	W:
Sat 3/9	TB	Mon 4 - 3	W:
Thu 4/18	Mon	Mon 2 - 3	W:

Game Stats

Canadiens (7-4-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM B. Gionta 1 0 2 0 0 T. Moen 1 0 1 2 5 L. Eller 0 2 3 1 0 C. Armstrong 0 1 2 1 0 T. Plekanec 0 1 4 0 2 R. Bourque 0 0 2 0 0 E. Cole 0 0 3 -1 2 D. Desharnais 0 0 1 -1 0 A. Galchenyuk 0 0 0 0 0 B. Gallagher 0 0 1 0 0 M. Pacioretty 0 0 4 0 2 B. Prust 0 0 1 -1 2		Lightning (6-5-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM V. Lecavalier 0 1 3 0 0 B. Pouliot 0 1 1 1 0 T. Purcell 0 1 0 1 0 T. Pyatt 0 1 1 1 0 M. St. Louis 0 1 0 -1 0 C. Conacher 0 0 0 -1 2 B. Crombeen 0 0 3 0 5 A. Hall 0 0 0 0 0 A. Killorn 0 0 1 1 2 R. Panik 0 0 0 -1 0 S. Stamkos 0 0 6 0 0 N. Thompson 0 0 1 -1 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM P. Subban 1 1 2 0 0 F. Bouillon 0 0 0 -1 2 R. Diaz 0 0 1 0 0 A. Emelin 0 0 2 0 2 J. Gorges 0 0 2 0 0 A. Markov 0 0 3 0 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM V. Hedman 2 0 3 1 2 S. Salo 1 1 3 1 2 K. Aulie 0 0 2 0 0 E. Brewer 0 0 0 -2 2 M. Carle 0 0 0 -1 0 B. Lee 0 0 0 2 4
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% C. Price(W, 7-3) 24 21 3 .875		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% A. Lindback 34 31 3 .912

Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS

Canadiens Louis Leblanc (MON - Center) News: Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin acknowledged Leblanc took a step back in his development in 2012-13, but the 2009 first-round pick is still in the team's plans, the Montreal Gazette reports. "He knows he has to be better and he knows it's a big summer for him," Bergevin said. "It's going to be up to him. But he's a good young player that we hope one day will play here." [+] Impact: Leblanc finished with just 10 goals and eight assists while posting a minus-18 in 62 games for AHL Hamilton this past season. He had showed some promise when called up during Montreal's abysmal 2011-12 season, but slumped badly and wasn't even given a shot to make the big club when the lockout-shortened season kicked off in January. (RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013) Tomas Kaberle (MON - Defense) News: Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin will explore trading Kaberle in the offseason, the Montreal Gazette reports. [+] Impact: One way or another --- via trade or amnesty -- Kaberle will not be in the employ of the Montreal Canadiens hockey club when the 2013-14 season rolls around. (RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013) Alexei Emelin (MON - Defense) News: Emelin (knee) will miss the start of next season, the Montreal Gazette reports. [+] Impact: Emelin has yet to undergo required knee surgery for an injury suffered in early April. His absence will open a spot on the roster for young defenseman Jarred Tinordi. (RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013)

Lightning Martin St. Louis (TB - Right Wing) News: St. Louis has been named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy, given each year to the player who has best exhibited the combination of sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and skill. He is up against Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks and Matt Moulson of the Islanders. [+] Impact: He is already a two-time Lady Byng winner (2009-10, 2010-11) and a finalist for the award four other times. This year, he led the NHL with 43 helpers and 60 points in 48 games to win his second-career Art Ross Trophy, all while spending just 14 minutes in the penalty box. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Steven Stamkos (TB - Center) News: Stamkos has three goals and four assists, as of Thursday, at the World Hockey Championships. He's tied for the tournament lead in points with seven. [+] Impact: He's the best offensive player on Team Canada and had his team sitting second in its group as of Thursday. The team is 3-0-1 in four games so far. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Martin St. Louis (TB - Right Wing) News: St. Louis has been named one of the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award which is presented annually to the most outstanding NHLer as voted by the members of the Players' Association. [+] Impact: He's up against Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. He led the league in points (60) and assists (43), and was second in points per game (1.25). (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013)

Injury Report

Canadiens Player Injury Status B. Prust Upper-body injury day-to-day C. Price Lower-body injury day-to-day B. Gionta Torn left biceps day-to-day R. White Upper-body injury day-to-day L. Eller Concussion day-to-day A. Emelin Torn left knee ligament day-to-day

Lightning Player Injury Status M. Ohlund Knee IR