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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 50-26-6
at Montreal Canadiens 2 48-24-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 7 8 18
Montreal Canadiens 8 8 5 21

Three stars

  1. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  2. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 06:30 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (50) Nick Suzuki (69), Juraj Slafkovský (41) Even strength TBL 0, MTL 1
3rd 18:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (22) Nikita Kucherov (85), Gage Goncalves (21) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 1
3rd 18:56 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (30) Nick Suzuki (70) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 18 21
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 7
Penalty minutes 71 55
Hits 29 34
Blocked shots 13 9
Giveaways 19 16
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 20/42 (47.6%) 22/42 (52.4%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 13:17
11 J. Pelletier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 07:06
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -1 12 0 3 1 60% 07:38
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 25% 21:22
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 10:46
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:25
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -1 4 1 6 0 44.4% 14:05
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 42.9% 26:38
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 52.9% 20:28
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 23:12
93 G. Goncalves C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 18:19
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 22:47
43 D. Raddysh D 1 0 1 +1 14 5 0 1 13:59
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 09:12
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 1 05:02
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 18:43
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 22:05
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 20:41
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 21 19 2 .905 58:15 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 +2 0 5 1 0 17:56
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 0 50% 22:25
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 66.7% 18:56
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 11 1 1 1 12:32
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 2 0 21:23
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42.9% 12:40
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 0 58.3% 12:29
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14:38
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 0 09:03
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 50% 10:44
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50% 13:03
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 19:14
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 25:39
42 A. Engstrom D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 09:12
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 12 0 5 3 11:09
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 29:17
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 22:55
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 08:45
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 18 17 1 .944 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde High sticking double minor 4
1st 13:11 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2
1st 16:03 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov High sticking 2
1st 17:40 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
1st 17:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2
2nd 03:33 Montreal Canadiens Joseph Veleno Roughing 2
2nd 03:33 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble Roughing 2
2nd 03:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Roughing 2
2nd 03:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Roughing 2
2nd 03:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Corey Perry Roughing 2
2nd 03:33 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
2nd 03:33 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Cross checking 2
2nd 07:04 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli Roughing 2
2nd 12:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand Slashing 2
2nd 12:20 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 12:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 15:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Declan Carlile Instigator 2
2nd 15:00 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 15:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Declan Carlile Fighting (major) 5
2nd 15:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Declan Carlile Instigator misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 17:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 17:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Roughing 2
2nd 17:34 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier Roughing 2
2nd 17:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Roughing 2
2nd 17:34 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Roughing 2
2nd 17:34 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 17:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 17:34 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 17:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 11:02 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Roughing 2
3rd 14:22 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov Kneeing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Steven Santini, Brandon Hagel, Pontus Holmberg, Conor Geekie
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Alexandre Carrier, Kaiden Guhle, Zachary Bolduc

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 Apr 9

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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