NHL

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

· National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
20-12-5

vs
Tampa Bay Lightning
20-13-3
Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Statistics

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3.27 Goals Against Average 2.61
27.3 Shots Against per Game 26.6
77.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 84.3
27 Power Play Goals Against 18
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.27 Goals For per Game 3.25
25.4 Shots per Game 27.7
27 Power Play Goals 21
26.0 Power Play Percentage 18.1
3 Short Handed Goals 2
405 Penalty Minutes 413
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Hagel, LW Injured Reserve Dec 20
Emil Lilleberg, D Injured Reserve Dec 15
Erik Cernak, D Injured Reserve Dec 13
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 12
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexandre Texier, LW Day-To-Day Dec 23
Sam Montembeault, G Out Dec 21
Jake Evans, C Injured Reserve Dec 21
Kaiden Guhle, D Injured Reserve Dec 20
Kirby Dach, C Injured Reserve Dec 20

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 22 13 47 3
Montreal 20 12 45 5
Tampa Bay 20 13 43 3
Florida 20 14 42 2
Ottawa 18 13 41 5
Boston 20 17 41 1
Buffalo 18 14 40 4
Toronto 16 15 37 5
Full Standings
Canadiens Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs PHI L 4-1
vs CHI W 4-1
vs PIT W 4-0
@ PIT L 4-3 SO
@ BOS W 6-2
Lightning Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ NYI L 3-2 SO
vs FLA L 5-2
vs LA L 2-1
vs CAR W 6-4
vs STL W 4-1