Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

32-17-9, 16-6-7 Away

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

38-15-4, 19-9-0 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	18	5	4	0	2.96	.892
S. Montembeault	10	8	3	0	3.34	.874

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	28	7	3	2	2.11	.921
J. Johansson	10	8	1	0	2.92	.888

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
Patrik Laine RW	IR	28 Feb

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Anthony Cirelli C	OUT	28 Feb
Nick Paul LW	IR-LT	12 Mar

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.46	3.21	26.2	27.3	588	39	23.9	43	76.9	6	0
TB	3.55	2.50	28.3	26.5	806	39	21.9	29	83.5	3	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/27/26	vsNYI	L4-3 OT
2/5/26	@WPG	W5-1
2/3/26	@MIN	L4-3 OT
2/1/26	@BUF	W4-2
1/30/26	vsCOL	W7-3

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/27/26	@CAR	L5-4
2/26/26	vsTOR	W4-2
2/6/26	vsFLA	W6-1
2/4/26	vsBUF	W4-3 OT
2/1/26	vsBOS	W6-5 SO

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	38	15	4	80
Detroit	34	19	6	74
Montreal	32	17	9	73
Buffalo	33	19	6	72
Boston	33	20	5	71
Ottawa	28	22	8	64
Florida	30	25	3	63
Toronto	27	23	9	63

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O'Reilly scores late and Predators use 3 goals in the 3rd period to beat the Blackhawks 4-2

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