Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

26-15-7, 13-5-6 Away

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

29-13-4, 12-9-0 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	14	5	3	0	3.01	.888
S. Montembeault	8	6	2	0	3.35	.874

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	19	7	3	1	2.26	.915
J. Johansson	10	6	1	0	2.73	.896
B. Halverson	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000

Benchmark International Arena

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 1 April 2026

Tampa, FL

MTL

TB

Points

Nick SuzukiC #14

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Assists

Lane HutsonD #48

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jake Evans C	IR	17 Jan
Patrik Laine RW	IR	28 Feb

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brayden Point C	IR	5 Feb
Ryan McDonagh D	IR	20 Jan
Scott Sabourin RW	IR	18 Jan
Victor Hedman D	IR	1 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.33	3.23	26.1	27.2	517	32	23.4	33	79.0	4	0
TB	3.48	2.54	27.5	26.3	642	31	21.1	24	83.9	3	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/16/26	@BUF	L5-3
1/14/26	@WSH	L3-2 OT
1/13/26	vsVAN	W6-3
1/11/26	vsDET	L4-0
1/9/26	vsFLA	W6-2

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
1/17/26	@STL	L3-2 SO
1/14/26	@PIT	W2-1 SO
1/13/26	@PHI	W5-1
1/11/26	@PHI	W7-2
1/7/26	vsCOL	W4-2

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	4	62
Detroit	29	16	4	62
Montreal	26	15	7	59
Buffalo	26	16	4	56
Boston	27	19	2	56
Toronto	23	16	8	54
Florida	24	19	3	51
Ottawa	22	19	5	49

Hurricanes visit the Devils after Ehlers' hat trick

Hurricanes visit the Devils after Ehlers' hat trick

Carolina Hurricanes (29-15-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (24-21-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Dallas tries to stop home losing streak in game against Tampa Bay

Dallas tries to stop home losing streak in game against Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning (29-13-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Dallas Stars (27-12-9, in the Central Division)

Golden Knights host the Predators after Dorofeyev's 2-goal game

Golden Knights host the Predators after Dorofeyev's 2-goal game

Nashville Predators (23-20-4, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (23-11-12, in the Pacific Division)

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