Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

20-12-6, 10-3-5 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Canadiens MTL	0	0	4	0	4
Lightning TB	0	3	1	1	5

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

22-13-3, 11-9-0 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Sammy BlaisS. Blais#27
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	23	16:17	0:18	1:21	14:38	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	8:22	0:00	0:00	8:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	18	16:48	3:36	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	22	22:42	4:08	0:00	18:34	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	25	16:52	0:18	1:22	15:12	13	5	72.2
1	1	2	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:26	4:08	0:00	14:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	13:42	3:35	0:00	10:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:20	3:24	0:36	12:20	6	8	42.9
2	1	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:27	4:09	0:00	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	22	22:43	4:04	0:01	18:38	11	5	68.8
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	22	14:34	3:38	0:00	10:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:43	0:11	0:40	8:52	6	2	75.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	29	18:56	0:07	1:17	17:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	5	1	3	0	0	2	3	0	32	27:29	3:47	0:43	22:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	30	28:13	4:08	0:44	23:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	30	26:37	0:29	1:16	24:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	10	8:51	0:00	0:00	8:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	5	3	0	1	9	7:15	0:00	0:00	7:15	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jacob FowlerJ. Fowler#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	16	1	1	0	0	63:43	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Scott SabourinS. Sabourin#46
defensemen
Declan CarlileD. Carlile#67
Maxwell CrozierM. Crozier#24
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Maxim GroshevM. Groshev#52
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	13:27	1:13	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	23	18:06	0:33	4:26	13:07	5	10	33.3
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	14:52	0:01	2:44	12:07	0	1	0.0
0	2	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:51	0:39	0:00	13:12	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:46	0:01	2:57	12:48	4	5	44.4
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	21	18:42	1:13	1:02	16:27	3	2	60.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	26	21:25	0:46	4:43	15:56	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	12:25	0:01	0:00	12:24	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	2	23	19:48	1:32	0:00	18:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	16:05	0:46	0:07	15:12	5	10	33.3
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	16:38	1:13	0:00	15:25	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	4	2:20	0:00	0:00	2:20	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	2	25	20:01	0:00	3:03	16:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	5	1	2	2	1	1	25	23:41	0:00	2:34	21:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	4	21	17:38	0:34	0:39	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	13:03	0:00	0:03	13:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	24	24:28	0:01	4:52	19:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	24:44	1:27	4:50	18:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jonas JohanssonJ. Johansson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	4	32	.889	29	3	0	0	0	65:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Canadiens	0	0	4	0	4
	Lightning	0	3	1	1	5

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		TB
2:28	Nikita Kucherov (16) Assists: Gage Goncalves (7)	1
12:11	Nikita Kucherov (17) Assists: Brayden Point (15), Gage Goncalves (8)	2
14:49	Nick Paul (4) Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (11), Maxim Groshev (1)	3

3rd Period		MTL	TB
1:06	Ivan Demidov (10) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (15), Noah Dobson (18)	1	3
1:40	Pontus Holmberg (6) Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (12), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (9)	1	4
9:16	Juraj Slafkovsky (12) Assists: Oliver Kapanen (9)	2	4
12:17	Noah Dobson (7) Assists: Cole Caufield (19), Mike Matheson (14)	3	4
19:56	Juraj Slafkovsky (13) Assists: Ivan Demidov (22), Lane Hutson (31)	4	4

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			MTL	TB
	Gage Goncalves Goal Wrist Shot		0	1
	Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Right		0	1
	Brayden Point Goal Snap Shot		0	2
	Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson		0	2

Juraj Slafkovsky scores goal vs. Lightning

0:45

Noah Dobson lights the lamp

0:55

Juraj Slafkovsky lights the lamp for Canadiens

0:43

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

Lightning
6
Canadiens
1

Game 1

10/12

Canadiens
4
Lightning
5

Game 2

28/12

Canadiens
Lightning

Game 3

1/4

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 4

10/4

Benchmark International Arena

10:00 PM, 28 December 2025

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Cody Beach
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	22	13	3	47
Detroit	22	14	3	47
Montreal	20	12	6	46
Florida	20	15	2	42
Buffalo	19	14	4	42
Ottawa	18	14	5	41
Boston	20	18	1	41
Toronto	17	15	5	39

Lightning hold off the Canadiens 5-4, extend winning streak to 4 games

— Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Kirill Marchenko scores twice as Blue Jackets rally past Islanders 4-2

— The Columbus Blue Jackets scored a pair of third-period goals in just over a minute and rallied to beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday for their second straight win.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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Lightning hold off the Canadiens 5-4, extend winning streak to 4 games

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Kirill Marchenko scores twice as Blue Jackets rally past Islanders 4-2