Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

14-9-3, 7-3-2 Away

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

16-9-2, 8-6-0 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	9	3	2	0	3.11	.891
S. Montembeault	5	6	1	0	3.61	.861

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	11	6	2	1	2.31	.917
J. Johansson	5	3	0	0	3.06	.892

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

Brandon HagelLW #38

Assists

Nick SuzukiC #14

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Montreal Canadiens

No injured players

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Andrei Vasilevskiy G	Day-To-Day	6 Dec
Ryan McDonagh D	IR	6 Dec
Brayden Point C	IR	8 Dec
Erik Cernak D	IR	8 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.31	3.54	24.9	27.7	292	19	26.4	19	77.4	2	0
TB	3.26	2.63	27.2	27.5	310	14	16.3	11	87.4	2	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/4/25	vsWPG	W3-2 SO
12/3/25	vsOTT	L5-2
11/29/25	@COL	L7-2
11/28/25	@VGK	W4-1
11/27/25	@UTA	W4-3

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/5/25	vsPIT	L4-3
12/3/25	@NYI	L2-1
11/29/25	@NYR	W4-1
11/28/25	@DET	W6-3
11/27/25	vsCGY	W5-1

Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/9

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 1

10/12

Canadiens
Lightning

Game 2

28/12

Canadiens
Lightning

Game 3

1/4

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 4

10/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	9	2	34
Boston	16	13	0	32
Montreal	14	9	3	31
Detroit	14	11	3	31
Ottawa	13	10	4	30
Toronto	13	11	3	29
Florida	12	12	2	26
Buffalo	11	12	4	26

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team's game of the month

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team's game of the month

The Capitals, Penguins and Flyers are the big risers this week, with the Ducks, Devils and Mammoth sliding.

Lightning take on the Islanders following Hagel's 2-goal performance

Lightning take on the Islanders following Hagel's 2-goal performance

New York Islanders (15-10-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (16-9-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Predators visit the Hurricanes after shootout victory

Predators visit the Hurricanes after shootout victory

Nashville Predators (10-13-4, in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (16-8-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

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