Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

43-21-10, 21-8-8 Away

Final

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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

46-22-6, 23-13-1 Home

Canadiens extend winning streak to 6 games with a 4-1 win over the Lightning

— Jakub Dobes stopped 36 shots and the Montreal Canadiens won their sixth straight game, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Apr 1, 2026, 03:07 am - AP

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

1st Period			MTL	TB
12:25		Juraj Slafkovsky (29) (Power Play) Assists: Ivan Demidov (42), Cole Caufield (34)	1	0
13:41		Jake Guentzel (36) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (9), Ryan McDonagh (10)	1	1

2nd Period			MTL	TB
12:49		Cole Caufield (47) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (37), Mike Matheson (29)	2	1

3rd Period			MTL	TB
17:54		Mike Matheson (7) (Empty Net) Unassisted	3	1
18:54		Nick Suzuki (27) (Empty Net) Unassisted	4	1

Yanni Gourde hit Jayden Struble
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Ivan Demidov shot blocked by J.J. Moser
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Pontus Holmberg Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jake Evans
Brayden Point Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Brandon Hagel Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Yanni Gourde Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Scott Sabourin hit Noah Dobson
Scott Sabourin hit Joseph Veleno
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Jake Evans
Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nikita Kucherov Interference - Goalkeeper against Jakub Dobes
Jake Guentzel Hooking against Lane Hutson
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Tripping against Lane Hutson
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
Emil Lilleberg hit Alex Newhook
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jake Guentzel Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Zemgus Girgensons (9), Ryan McDonagh (10)
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Yanni Gourde Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Emil Lilleberg hit Joseph Veleno
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jake Evans
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
Nick Paul faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
Erik Cernak Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Emil Lilleberg hit Juraj Slafkovský
Nick Paul hit Lane Hutson
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jake Evans
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
Yanni Gourde hit Jayden Struble
Takeaway by Scott Sabourin
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nikita Kucherov Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
J.J. Moser Slap Shot Wide Left
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Giveaway by Brayden Point
Emil Lilleberg hit Oliver Kapanen
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
Giveaway by Brayden Point
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
Yanni Gourde Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
Erik Cernak Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jake Evans
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Nikita Kucherov Slashing against Cole Caufield
Erik Cernak hit Lane Hutson
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Emil Lilleberg hit Juraj Slafkovský
Yanni Gourde hit Noah Dobson
Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Nick Paul hit Joseph Veleno
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
Yanni Gourde Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Emil Lilleberg Roughing against Zachary Bolduc
Jake Guentzel Roughing against Josh Anderson
Emil Lilleberg Roughing against Zachary Bolduc
Jake Guentzel Roughing against Josh Anderson
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
J.J. Moser Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Corey Perry
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Pontus Holmberg Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Pontus Holmberg Batted saved by Jakub Dobes
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Brayden Point faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Brayden Point faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Brayden Point Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Nikita Kucherov hit Lane Hutson
Nick Paul hit Phillip Danault
Scott Sabourin hit Phillip Danault
Pontus Holmberg hit Lane Hutson
Giveaway by J.J. Moser
Zemgus Girgensons hit Nick Suzuki
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Erik Cernak hit Juraj Slafkovský
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jake Evans
Jake Guentzel Tip-In High and Wide Right
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Anthony Cirelli Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot Wide Right
Ryan McDonagh Batted saved by Jakub Dobes
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Erik Cernak hit Nick Suzuki
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jake Evans
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jake Guentzel Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Darren Raddysh Roughing against Jake Evans
Corey Perry Tip-In High and Wide Left
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Brandon Hagel Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Nick Paul hit Joseph Veleno
Scott Sabourin Roughing against Arber Xhekaj
Gage Goncalves Roughing against Phillip Danault
Emil Lilleberg Roughing against Brendan Gallagher
Nick Paul Roughing against Jayden Struble
Erik Cernak Roughing against Joseph Veleno
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Ryan McDonagh Roughing against Josh Anderson
Nick Suzuki hit Zemgus Girgensons
Cole Caufield Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Jake Evans
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck in Netting
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Puck in Netting
Jayden Struble Holding against Pontus Holmberg served by Brendan Gallagher
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Brayden Point shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Noah Dobson hit Zemgus Girgensons
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Goalie Stopped
Jake Evans faceoff won against Corey Perry
Icing
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nick Paul
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Hand Pass
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Brendan Gallagher hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Off-side
Zachary Bolduc hit Erik Cernak
Kaiden Guhle hit Pontus Holmberg
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Jake Evans
Kaiden Guhle Cross-checking against Pontus Holmberg
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Noah Dobson Roughing against Nikita Kucherov
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Brayden Point
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nick Paul
TV Timeout
Lane Hutson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
Juraj Slafkovský Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (42), Cole Caufield (34)
Off-side
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Gage Goncalves
Icing
Josh Anderson hit Anthony Cirelli
Phillip Danault hit J.J. Moser
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
Jayden Struble Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck in Netting
Juraj Slafkovský hit Darren Raddysh
Icing
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nick Paul
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot Wide Left
Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Jakub Dobes
Brendan Gallagher hit Erik Cernak
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Off-side
Giveaway by Jake Evans
Goalie Stopped
Corey Perry shot blocked by Jayden Struble
Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Alex Newhook
Jayden Struble hit Nick Paul
Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Icing
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
Mike Matheson hit Brandon Hagel
Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Puck in Netting
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Brayden Point
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
Cole Caufield Goal (47) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (37), Mike Matheson (29)
Alex Newhook Hooking against Jake Guentzel
TV Timeout
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Jake Evans
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Jake Evans
Puck in Netting
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
Josh Anderson hit Brandon Hagel
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Joseph Veleno Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Hand Pass
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Ivan Demidov hit Brayden Point
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Josh Anderson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Kaiden Guhle Slap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Joseph Veleno hit Emil Lilleberg
Brendan Gallagher Tip-In Short
Goalie Stopped
Yanni Gourde shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Josh Anderson Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
Goalie Stopped
Zachary Bolduc Roughing against Emil Lilleberg
Josh Anderson Roughing against Jake Guentzel
Zachary Bolduc Roughing against Emil Lilleberg
Josh Anderson Roughing against Jake Guentzel
Joseph Veleno hit Scott Sabourin
Oliver Kapanen Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
Off-side
Icing
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Joe Veleno Tip-In Wide Left
Joseph Veleno hit J.J. Moser
Joseph Veleno hit Corey Perry
Juraj Slafkovský Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Icing
Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
Zachary Bolduc hit J.J. Moser
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Jake Evans
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
Off-side
Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Juraj Slafkovský hit Erik Cernak
Nick Suzuki Cross-checking against Yanni Gourde
Goalie Stopped
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
On-Ice Official Video Review
Jake Evans Boarding against Nikita Kucherov
Timeout - Visitor
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
Josh Anderson hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Mike Matheson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: none
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
High Stick
Kaiden Guhle hit Jake Guentzel
Nick Suzuki Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Arber Xhekaj hit Scott Sabourin
Arber Xhekaj Roughing against Scott Sabourin
Phillip Danault Roughing against Gage Goncalves
Brendan Gallagher Roughing against Emil Lilleberg
Jayden Struble Roughing against Nick Paul
Joseph Veleno Roughing against Erik Cernak
Josh Anderson hit Ryan McDonagh
Josh Anderson Roughing against Ryan McDonagh

CANADIENS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-1

Lightning
6
Canadiens
1

Game 1

10/12

Canadiens
4
Lightning
5

Game 2

28/12

Canadiens
4
Lightning
1

Game 3

1/4

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 4

10/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	46	21	8	100
Tampa Bay	46	22	6	98
Montreal	43	21	10	96
Boston	43	24	8	94
Ottawa	38	26	10	86
Detroit	39	27	8	86
Toronto	32	30	13	77
Florida	36	35	3	75

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Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Jakub DobesG - MTL

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

Cole CaufieldRW - MTL

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Shot Chart

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