4 April 2024 at 23:00

Match Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 7:4. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by J. Armia 2′, N. Paul 9′, M. Eyssimont 16′, J. Armia 4′, S. Stamkos 7′, N. Paul 9′, B. Hagel 13′, N. Kucherov 17′, J. Slafkovsky 8′, C. Caufield 11′, S. Stamkos 19′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #5, Tampa Bay Lightning #7.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning — 11 goals and 14 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Period 1
J. Armia

A. Newhook

2′
🏒
J. Struble

Roughing

8′
!
A. Newhook

Roughing

8′
!
J. Struble

Roughing

8′
!
!
8′
S. Stamkos

Cross-checking

!
8′
A. Cirelli

Roughing

🏒
9′
N. Paul

N. Kucherov

!
10′
C. de Haan

Cross-checking

🏒
16′
M. Eyssimont

M. Dumba

Period 2
J. Armia

B. Gallagher

4′
🏒
🏒
7′
S. Stamkos

C. de Haan

🏒
9′
N. Paul
M. Matheson

Tripping

11′
!
🏒
13′
B. Hagel

A. Cirelli

!
13′
A. Watson

Slashing

M. Matheson

Tripping

16′
!
🏒
17′
N. Kucherov

S. Stamkos

J. Struble

High sticking

19′
!
Period 3
!
4′
E. Cernak

Tripping

J. Slafkovsky

M. Matheson

8′
🏒
C. Caufield

J. Slafkovsky

11′
🏒
A. Xhekaj

Roughing

12′
!
!
12′
M. Eyssimont

Roughing

!
12′
M. Eyssimont

Roughing

🏒
19′
S. Stamkos

Empty net

Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head Results

Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 83 times — Montreal Canadiens won 35, Tampa Bay Lightning won 48, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 48 victories from 83 meetings. A combined 461 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.55 per match (210 for the home side, 251 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 76 matches (92%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 81 games (98%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Montreal Canadiens are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2018.

35

Montreal Canadiens

0

Drawn

48

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goals: 210Goals: 251

Recent Meetings (83)

19 Apr 2026Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 4Montreal Canadiens
9 Apr 2026Montreal Canadiens2 – 1Tampa Bay Lightning
31 Mar 2026Tampa Bay Lightning1 – 4Montreal Canadiens
28 Dec 2025Tampa Bay Lightning5 – 4Montreal Canadiens
10 Dec 2025Montreal Canadiens1 – 6Tampa Bay Lightning
9 Feb 2025Montreal Canadiens3 – 5Tampa Bay Lightning
22 Jan 2025Montreal Canadiens3 – 2Tampa Bay Lightning
29 Dec 2024Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 5Montreal Canadiens
3 Mar 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 3Montreal Canadiens
1 Jan 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 3Montreal Canadiens

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #5 and Tampa Bay Lightning are #7 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026