Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

20-12-5, 10-3-4 Away

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

20-13-3, 10-9-0 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	12	5	3	0	2.90	.894
J. Fowler	3	1	1	1	2.40	.918

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	13	7	2	1	2.32	.915
J. Johansson	7	6	1	0	2.76	.897

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

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jake Evans C	IR	27 Jan
Alexandre Texier LW	Day-To-Day	28 Dec
Kaiden Guhle D	IR-LT	8 Jan
Kirby Dach C	IR-LT	4 Jan

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Erik Cernak D	IR-LT	31 Dec
Ryan McDonagh D	OUT	28 Dec
Brandon Hagel LW	IR	28 Dec
Emil Lilleberg D	IR	20 Jan
Victor Hedman D	IR	1 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.27	3.27	25.4	27.3	405	27	26.0	27	77.7	3	0
TB	3.25	2.61	27.7	26.6	413	21	18.1	18	84.3	2	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/24/25	@BOS	W6-2
12/22/25	@PIT	L4-3 SO
12/21/25	vsPIT	W4-0
12/19/25	vsCHI	W4-1
12/17/25	vsPHI	L4-1

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/23/25	vsSTL	W4-1
12/21/25	vsCAR	W6-4
12/19/25	vsLA	L2-1
12/16/25	vsFLA	L5-2
12/13/25	@NYI	L3-2 SO

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Lightning
6
Canadiens
1

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
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

J.J. Moser secures eight-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning

J.J. Moser secures eight-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning

On the day his club returned from its holiday break to meet the Florida Panthers, defenseman J.J. Moser, who has three goals and 12 points, signed a long-term contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, securing an eight-year deal worth $6.75 million annually.

Montreal Canadiens will be without Jake Evans 4-6 weeks

Montreal Canadiens will be without Jake Evans 4-6 weeks

Montreal Canadiens veteran Jake Evans, a 29-year-old forward and 2014 seventh-round pick who has 5 goals and 10 points in 34 games this season. will miss four to six weeks because of a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday.

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (15-14-6, in the Pacific Division)

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