28 December 2025 at 22:00

Match Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 5:4 after so. The match was played in NHL 2025. League standings: Tampa Bay Lightning #3, Montreal Canadiens #4.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens Head to Head Results

Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens have met 83 times — Tampa Bay Lightning won 48, Montreal Canadiens won 35, 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 463 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.58 per match (253 for the home side, 210 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.

48

Tampa Bay Lightning

0

Drawn

35

Montreal Canadiens

Goals: 253Goals: 210

Recent Meetings (83)

19 Apr 2026Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 4Montreal Canadiens
9 Apr 2026Montreal Canadiens2 – 1Tampa Bay Lightning
31 Mar 2026Tampa Bay Lightning1 – 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
4 Apr 2024Montreal Canadiens4 – 7Tampa Bay Lightning
3 Mar 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 3Montreal Canadiens
1 Jan 2024Tampa Bay Lightning4 – 3Montreal Canadiens

Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning sit #3 and Montreal Canadiens are #4 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Eastern Conference

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

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