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Match Summary

Montreal Canadiens defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2. The match was played in NHL 2024. Goals were scored by N. Kucherov 14′, J. Guentzel 2′, J. Slafkovsky 5′, A. Newhook 7′, J. Evans 17′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #8, Tampa Bay Lightning #3.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning — 5 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning

Period 1

M. Matheson

Interference

8′

🏒

14′

N. Kucherov

E. Lilleberg

L. Hutson

High sticking

15′

18′

N. Perbix

High sticking

C. Dvorak

Tripping

19′

Period 2

🏒

2′

J. Guentzel

4′

C. Geekie

Tripping

J. Slafkovsky

L. Hutson

5′

🏒

A. Newhook

7′

🏒

B. Gallagher

High sticking

12′

Period 3

J. Evans

17′

🏒

Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head Results

Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 83 times — Montreal Canadiens won 34, Tampa Bay Lightning won 49, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 49 victories from 83 meetings. A combined 467 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.63 per match (211 for the home side, 256 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 4–7 in 2024.

Montreal Canadiens

Drawn

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goals: 211Goals: 256

Recent Meetings (83)

19 Apr 2026Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 4Montreal CanadiensNHL

9 Apr 2026Montreal Canadiens2 – 1Tampa Bay LightningNHL

31 Mar 2026Tampa Bay Lightning1 – 4Montreal CanadiensNHL

28 Dec 2025Tampa Bay Lightning5 – 4Montreal CanadiensNHL

10 Dec 2025Montreal Canadiens1 – 6Tampa Bay LightningNHL

9 Feb 2025Montreal Canadiens3 – 5Tampa Bay LightningNHL

29 Dec 2024Tampa Bay Lightning2 – 5Montreal CanadiensNHL

4 Apr 2024Montreal Canadiens4 – 7Tampa Bay LightningNHL

3 Mar 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 3Montreal CanadiensNHL

1 Jan 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 3Montreal CanadiensNHL

More results

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #8 and Tampa Bay Lightning are #3 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Winnipeg Jets	82	43	22	116
2Vegas Golden Knights	82	46	22	110
3Dallas Stars	82	41	26	106
4Los Angeles Kings	82	43	25	105
5Colorado Avalanche	82	40	29	102
6Edmonton Oilers	82	36	29	101
7Minnesota Wild	82	33	30	97
8St. Louis Blues	82	32	30	96
9Calgary Flames	82	31	27	96
10Vancouver Canucks	82	28	30	90
11Utah Mammoth	82	30	31	89
12Anaheim Ducks	82	24	37	80
13Seattle Kraken	82	28	41	76
14Nashville Predators	82	24	44	68
15Chicago Blackhawks	82	20	46	61
16San Jose Sharks	82	14	50	52

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	82	43	22	111
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	41	26	108
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	27	102
4Carolina Hurricanes	82	42	30	99
5Florida Panthers	82	37	31	98
6Ottawa Senators	82	35	30	97
7New Jersey Devils	82	36	33	91
8Montreal Canadiens	82	30	31	91
9Columbus Blue Jackets	82	30	33	89
10Detroit Red Wings	82	30	35	86
11New York Rangers	82	35	36	85
12New York Islanders	82	28	35	82
13Pittsburgh Penguins	82	24	36	80
14Buffalo Sabres	82	29	39	79
15Boston Bruins	82	26	39	76
16Philadelphia Flyers	82	21	39	76

Atlantic Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Toronto Maple Leafs	82	41	26	108
2Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	27	102
3Florida Panthers	82	37	31	98
4Ottawa Senators	82	35	30	97
5Montreal Canadiens	82	30	31	91
6Detroit Red Wings	82	30	35	86
7Buffalo Sabres	82	29	39	79
8Boston Bruins	82	26	39	76

Central Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Winnipeg Jets	82	43	22	116
2Dallas Stars	82	41	26	106
3Colorado Avalanche	82	40	29	102
4Minnesota Wild	82	33	30	97
5St. Louis Blues	82	32	30	96
6Utah Mammoth	82	30	31	89
7Nashville Predators	82	24	44	68
8Chicago Blackhawks	82	20	46	61

Pacific Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	82	46	22	110
2Los Angeles Kings	82	43	25	105
3Edmonton Oilers	82	36	29	101
4Calgary Flames	82	31	27	96
5Vancouver Canucks	82	28	30	90
6Anaheim Ducks	82	24	37	80
7Seattle Kraken	82	28	41	76
8San Jose Sharks	82	14	50	52

Metropolitan Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	82	43	22	111
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	42	30	99
3New Jersey Devils	82	36	33	91
4Columbus Blue Jackets	82	30	33	89
5New York Rangers	82	35	36	85
6New York Islanders	82	28	35	82
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	24	36	80
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	21	39	76

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

API data: 17 Apr 2026