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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 48-24-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 2 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 6 8 23
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 12 17 37

Three stars

  1. J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  2. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  3. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:25 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (29) Ivan Demidov (42), Cole Caufield (34) Power play MTL 1, TBL 0
1st 13:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (36) Zemgus Girgensons (9), Ryan McDonagh (10) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 1
2nd 12:49 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (47) Juraj Slafkovský (37), Mike Matheson (29) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 1
3rd 17:54 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson (7) Unassisted Shorthanded, Empty net MTL 3, TBL 1
3rd 18:54 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (27) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net MTL 4, TBL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 23 37
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 32 30
Hits 23 21
Blocked shots 17 9
Giveaways 9 17
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 33/61 (54.1%) 28/61 (45.9%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 08:18
13 C. Caufield R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 17:05
14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 +2 2 5 1 1 0 50% 20:27
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 0 83.3% 14:45
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 6 3 4 0 0 12:31
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 2 2 1 19:12
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 75% 14:43
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 4 0 42.9% 14:43
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 10:37
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 100% 13:03
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25% 14:30
93 I. Demidov R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15:43
8 M. Matheson D 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 2 0 23:28
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 3 0 18:14
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 13:48
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 26:11
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 21:45
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12:57
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 37 36 1 .973 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:50
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 27.3% 10:47
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 27.3% 20:32
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 12:42
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 11:15
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 71.4% 14:19
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -3 0 5 0 0 0 22:21
46 S. Sabourin R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 09:05
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 -1 6 2 0 2 0 45.5% 21:06
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 58.3% 15:49
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 -3 4 6 1 0 0 23:10
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 0 13:43
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 19:33
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 23:35
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 17:23
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 2 0 17:17
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 15:58
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 17:55
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 21 19 2 .905 57:40 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:06 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble Holding 2
1st 09:24 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Cross checking 2
1st 09:55 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson Roughing 2
1st 09:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 10:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Hooking 2
1st 11:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Tripping 2
2nd 15:35 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook Hooking 2
2nd 19:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2
3rd 04:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Roughing 2
3rd 04:45 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Roughing 2
3rd 04:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Roughing 2
3rd 04:45 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 04:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Roughing 2
3rd 04:45 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Roughing 2
3rd 04:45 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 04:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Roughing 2
3rd 15:54 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Cross checking 2
3rd 17:27 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Boarding 2
3rd 17:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Sabourin Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Roughing 2
3rd 19:23 Montreal Canadiens Joseph Veleno Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jean Hebert, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Jonathan Deschamps, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Samuel Montembeault, Alexandre Carrier, Alexandre Texier, Kirby Dach, Adam Engstrom
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Victor Hedman, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Steven Santini

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page

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