- Final SOSO0NJ
BUF1
21
2 - Final1CAR
NYR5
15
1 - Final2MTL
TB0
30
3 - Final3ANA
WSH1
51
5 - Final4DET
MIN2
52
5 - Final SOSO5CGY
DAL3
43
4 - Final6STL
VAN2
32
3
Final
Series tied 2-2
| Game 1: Saturday, November 7th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lightning | 3 | Final |
| Canadiens | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, December 30th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 2 | Final OT |
| Lightning | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, January 27th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canadiens | 0 | Final |
| Lightning | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, March 9th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lightning | 3 | Final |
| Canadiens | 5 | |
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7:00 PM ET, January 27, 2010
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | T Plekanec 70 | B Gionta 28 | T Plekanec 45 |
| TB | S Stamkos 95 | S Stamkos 51 | M St. Louis 65 |
A. Niittymaki (Lightning - G): Saves: 33, Save Pct.: 1.000

S. Downie (Lightning - RW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2


V. Lecavalier (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Tampa Bay | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | Montreal | Power play - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Nate Thompson in neutral zone |
| 0:21 | Montreal | Power play - Andrei Markov shot blocked by Mike Lundin |
| 0:38 | Montreal | Power play - Shot missed by Andrei Markov, Wide of Net (Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 0:39 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 0:39 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Jeff Halpern won faceoff against Glen Metropolit in defensive zone |
| 2:07 | Montreal | Giveaway by Maxim Lapierre in neutral zone |
| 2:13 | Tampa Bay | Takeaway by Steve Downie in offensive zone |
| 2:23 | Tampa Bay | Goal scored by Vincent Lecavalier (Backhand 18 ft) assisted by Alex Tanguay and Steve Downie |
| 2:23 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 2:43 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 2:43 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 3:00 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Mattias Ohlund in defensive zone |
| 3:08 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec shot blocked by Mattias Ohlund |
| 3:24 | Tampa Bay | Kurtis Foster shot blocked by Roman Hamrlik |
| 3:29 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Vincent Lecavalier, Wide of Net (Tip-In 13 ft) |
| 3:51 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Nate Thompson saved by Carey Price (Wristshot 44 ft) |
| 4:01 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Scott Gomez saved by Antero Niittymaki (Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 4:15 | Tampa Bay | Zenon Konopka credited with hit on Ryan O'Byrne in offensive zone |
| 4:25 | Tampa Bay | Steve Downie credited with hit on Brian Gionta in offensive zone |
| 4:31 | Montreal | Penalty to Brian Gionta 2 minutes for Tripping Steve Downie |
| 4:31 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone |
| 5:02 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot missed by Martin St. Louis, Over Net (Wristshot 36 ft) |
| 5:44 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot missed by Steven Stamkos, Over Net (Wristshot 36 ft) |
| 5:54 | Tampa Bay | Power Play Goal Scored by Steven Stamkos (Slapshot 32 ft) assisted by Kurtis Foster and Vincent Lecavalier |
| 5:54 | Tampa Bay | Paul Szczechura won faceoff against Scott Gomez in neutral zone |
| 6:07 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Paul Szczechura saved by Carey Price (Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 6:10 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Hand Pass; TV timeout |
| 6:10 | Montreal | Scott Gomez won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in neutral zone |
| 6:45 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Vincent Lecavalier saved by Carey Price (Snapshot 41 ft) |
| 6:46 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 6:46 | Tampa Bay | Martin St. Louis won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 7:07 | Montreal | Giveaway by Roman Hamrlik in defensive zone |
| 7:08 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Steve Downie saved by Carey Price (Wristshot 27 ft) |
| 7:17 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Tomas Plekanec saved by Antero Niittymaki (Slapshot 42 ft) |
| 7:32 | Tampa Bay | Steve Downie credited with hit on Marc-Andre Bergeron in offensive zone |
| 7:54 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Kurtis Foster saved by Carey Price (Slapshot 52 ft) |
| 7:54 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:54 | Tampa Bay | Nate Thompson won faceoff against Glen Metropolit in offensive zone |
| 8:49 | Montreal | Shot missed by Roman Hamrlik, Over Net (Snapshot 56 ft) |
| 9:00 | Montreal | Maxim Lapierre credited with hit on Nate Thompson in offensive zone |
| 9:04 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Brandon Bochenski, Wide of Net (Deflection 25 ft) |
| 9:48 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Ryan Malone in offensive zone |
| 9:50 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Antero Niittymaki (Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 9:51 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:51 | Montreal | Penalty to Scott Gomez 2 minutes for Roughing Victor Hedman |
| 9:51 | Montreal | Penalty to Scott Gomez 2 minutes for Roughing Victor Hedman |
| 9:51 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Victor Hedman 2 minutes for Roughing Scott Gomez |
| 9:51 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Victor Hedman 2 minutes for Roughing Scott Gomez |
| 9:51 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Matt Smaby 5 minutes for Fighting Ryan O'Byrne |
| 9:51 | Montreal | Penalty to Ryan O'Byrne 5 minutes for Fighting Matt Smaby |
| 9:51 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Victor Hedman 10 minutes for Misconduct |
| 9:51 | Montreal | Penalty to Scott Gomez 10 minutes for Misconduct |
| 9:51 | Tampa Bay | Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 10:01 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Steve Downie, Over Net (Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 10:05 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 10:05 | Tampa Bay | Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in neutral zone |
| 10:42 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Tomas Plekanec saved by Antero Niittymaki (Backhand 20 ft) |
| 10:43 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 10:43 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Glen Metropolit in defensive zone |
| 11:25 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Antero Niittymaki (Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 11:25 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Matt Walker in defensive zone |
| 11:44 | Montreal | Benoit Pouliot credited with hit on Brandon Bochenski in offensive zone |
| 11:46 | Montreal | Benoit Pouliot credited with hit on Matt Walker in offensive zone |
| 11:48 | Montreal | Shot missed by Glen Metropolit, Over Net (Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 11:49 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:49 | Tampa Bay | Paul Szczechura won faceoff against Maxim Lapierre in defensive zone |
| 12:16 | Tampa Bay | Mattias Ohlund credited with hit on Mathieu Darche in defensive zone |
| 12:18 | Montreal | Travis Moen credited with hit on Kurtis Foster in defensive zone |
| 12:19 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Kurtis Foster saved by Carey Price (Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 12:20 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 12:20 | Tampa Bay | Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in offensive zone |
| 12:32 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Sergei Kostitsyn saved by Antero Niittymaki (Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 12:40 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Sergei Kostitsyn saved by Antero Niittymaki (Backhand 18 ft) |
| 13:05 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Steve Downie, Wide of Net (Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 13:19 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Kurtis Foster saved by Carey Price (Slapshot 62 ft) |
| 13:53 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Hand Pass |
| 13:53 | Tampa Bay | Nate Thompson won faceoff against Maxim Lapierre in neutral zone |
| 14:06 | Montreal | Takeaway by Maxim Lapierre in defensive zone |
| 14:18 | Tampa Bay | Nate Thompson credited with hit on Roman Hamrlik in neutral zone |
| 14:19 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Andrej Meszaros saved by Carey Price (Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 14:21 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:21 | Montreal | Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in defensive zone |
| 14:41 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Andrei Markov saved by Antero Niittymaki (Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 14:51 | Montreal | Shot on goal by Sergei Kostitsyn saved by Antero Niittymaki (Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 14:52 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 14:52 | Montreal | Glen Metropolit won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone |
| 15:01 | Montreal | Benoit Pouliot shot blocked by Kurtis Foster |
| 15:31 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Steve Downie saved by Carey Price (Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 15:32 | Montreal | Penalty to Roman Hamrlik 2 minutes for Hooking Steve Downie |
| 15:32 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Tomas Plekanec won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in defensive zone |
| 16:08 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Travis Moen, Wide of Net (Backhand 18 ft) |
| 16:11 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Andrej Meszaros credited with hit on Travis Moen in defensive zone |
| 16:33 | Montreal | Shorthanded - Ryan O'Byrne credited with hit on Martin St. Louis in defensive zone |
| 16:49 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Brian Gionta |
| 17:02 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot missed by Kurtis Foster, Over Net (Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 17:24 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Carey Price (Slapshot 41 ft) |
| 18:15 | Montreal | Shot missed by Andrei Markov, Over Net (Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 18:22 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - ; Rink Repair |
| 18:22 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Tomas Plekanec in defensive zone |
| 19:25 | Montreal | Hal Gill credited with hit on Steve Downie in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Tampa Bay | End of 2nd period |




