Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens

17-11-2, 9-4-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	3	1	2	6
Canadiens MTL	0	1	0	1

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

15-11-3, 7-8-1 Home

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

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

Bell Centre

12:00 AM, 10 December 2025

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Francis Charron
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Shawn Oliver

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	37	14	4	78
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	19	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Ottawa	28	22	7	63
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	25	3	61

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

2026 Olympics: Live updates for USA-Slovakia, Canada-Finland

'Better chance' Canada's Crosby plays in Olympic gold medal game

Grades, questions from Canada's Olympic hockey win vs. Finland