CANADIENS FALL IN HOME OPENER

(2-3-0) Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3  Montreal Canadiens (1-1-1)
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Last night in Montreal, it was the Canadiens home opener but the Canadiens couldn't grab a win as they lost 4-3 to Tampa in overtime. Let's look back to what exactly happened in this game. The Habs got off to a great start by taking a 1-0 lead in the first with  a Lightning  give away that went right to Lapierre who fired home his first of the season to make it 1-0. Shortly after that Cammalleri skated in and took a shot that was stopped by Smith but Cammalleri got his rebound and made a great pass to Plekanec who scored on a wide open net to make it 2-0.

Early in the Second period Tampa would respond with a goal from Brett Clarke (former Hab) on a one timer which was on the powerplay. Then with the Habs on the powerplay with 5 minutes to go in period 1 Subban fanned on a shot and it lead to a 2 on 1. St.Louis received a pass and one timed it on net but Carey Price with a big glove save to keep the lead in tak.But 5 minutes into the final frame, Stampkos came in and took a shot and it was blocked by Gorges but the rebound went right to St Louis who fired it home to tie the game at 2-2.

Then 1 minute after that Kostitsyn skated in he deked out 2 players and scored to give the Habs the lead once more. With 2 minutes to go in the game Stamkos tied it up on a one timer.So were off to O.t. Then in Ot. Former Hab Dominik Moore skated in on a 2 on 1 and passed it across the crease right to Malone who buried to win the game for the lightning 4-3 the Final. In the win, Smith made 24 saves on 27 shots."We have a lot of character in this dressing room," St. Louis said. "We've gone through a lot the last couple of years but we battled. To be able to battle in a building like this early on in the season and get a victory like this, it's a great sign."

In the lose Carey Price was great by making 44 saves on 48 shots. But unfortunetly for him it wasn't enough to win."I thought we had too many penalties," Canadiens coach Jacques Martin said. "There was a lack of discipline in our play. This league is too close and you can't give that many opportunities away." The Canadiens next game will be Friday against the Sabres in Montreal at 7:30 pm E.t on RDS.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo