9 April 2026 at 23:00

21
Full Time
P1: 00P2: 10P3: 11

Match Summary

Montreal Canadiens defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 2:1. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by C. Caufield 6′, D. Raddysh 18′, J. Slafkovsky 18′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #4, Tampa Bay Lightning #3. Score by period: P1: 0–0, P2: 1–0, P3: 1–1.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning — 3 goals and 24 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Period 1
!
3′
Y. Gourde

High sticking

A. Xhekaj

Roughing

13′
!
I. Demidov

High sticking

16′
!
J. Anderson

Roughing

17′
!
!
17′
N. Kucherov

Slashing

Period 2
!
3′
C. Perry

Roughing

!
3′
N. Paul

Roughing

!
3′
C. D'Astous

Roughing

J. Struble

Roughing

3′
!
J. Veleno

Roughing

3′
!
J. Anderson

Roughing

3′
!
J. Anderson

Cross-checking

3′
!
C. Caufield

J. Slafkovsky

6′
🏒
!
7′
A. Cirelli

Roughing

!
12′
O. Bjorkstrand

Slashing

!
15′
D. Carlile

Instigator penalty

!
15′
D. Carlile

Fighting

J. Anderson

Fighting

15′
!
!
17′
B. Point

Interference

!
17′
D. Raddysh

Roughing

J. Evans

Roughing

17′
!
A. Texier

Roughing

17′
!
!
17′
D. Raddysh

Roughing

Period 3
!
11′
J. Moser

Roughing

I. Demidov

Kneeing

14′
!
🏒
18′
D. Raddysh

G. Goncalves

J. Slafkovsky
18′
🏒

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 469 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.65 per match (212 for the home side, 257 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. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–7 in 2024.

34

Montreal Canadiens

0

Drawn

49

Tampa Bay Lightning

Goals: 212Goals: 257

Recent Meetings (83)

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

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #4 and Tampa Bay Lightning are #3 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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