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Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2 Montréal Canadiens: The Margins Went Against Tampa Bay Lightning | Playoffs

Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2 Montréal Canadiens. SOG: 29-9. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.

CURSD Match Report: Tampa Bay Lightning 😔 Unlucky (-19) | Montréal Canadiens 😏 Lucky (+19)

Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 2 Montréal Canadiens (Playoffs · series TBL 3-4 MTL). Tampa Bay Lightning fired 29 shots on goal, Montréal Canadiens fired 9. The data says Tampa Bay Lightning deserved better in this playoff game.

The Data

StatTampa Bay LightningMontréal Canadiens
Goals12
Shots on goal299
Power play1/30/2
Faceoff %47%53%
Hits3043
Blocked shots1513
Giveaways1212
Takeaways44
PIM46

Key Signals

- Tampa Bay Lightning outshot and lost (29-9 SOG) - Tampa Bay Lightning goalie struggled at 77.8% save percentage - Montréal Canadiens goalie posted 96.6% save percentage

Verdict

CURSD Match Score: Tampa Bay Lightning -19 (Unlucky) | Montréal Canadiens +19 (Lucky)

Tampa Bay Lightning were on the wrong side of the margins, but it wasn't egregious.

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