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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–1 on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 on the road.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 1 2 6
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 4 9 27
Montreal Canadiens 7 15 5 27

Three stars

  1. C. D'Astous, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. D. Raddysh, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  3. B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (4) Jake Guentzel (15), Oliver Bjorkstrand (8) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 0
1st 06:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg (2) Unassisted Even strength TBL 2, MTL 0
1st 17:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (13) Max Crozier (4) Even strength TBL 3, MTL 0
2nd 02:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous (3) Nikita Kucherov (23) Even strength TBL 4, MTL 0
2nd 19:06 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen (9) Nick Suzuki (25), Ivan Demidov (17) Power play TBL 4, MTL 1
3rd 01:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (4) Anthony Cirelli (9) Even strength TBL 5, MTL 1
3rd 08:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (5) Brayden Point (9) Power play TBL 6, MTL 1

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 27 27
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 17 15
Hits 27 24
Blocked shots 16 18
Giveaways 10 14
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 13/43 (30.2%) 30/43 (69.8%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 50% 12:22
21 B. Point C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 20% 17:44
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:59
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 14:58
29 P. Holmberg R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 1 0 100% 12:34
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20% 15:44
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 100% 16:54
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 09:49
46 S. Sabourin R 0 0 0 +1 5 0 2 2 0 08:26
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 42.9% 19:28
71 A. Cirelli C 0 1 1 +3 0 0 3 0 0 27.3% 14:44
86 N. Kucherov R 1 1 2 +3 2 2 0 1 0 17:43
24 M. Crozier D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 3 0 15:18
43 D. Raddysh D 2 0 2 +3 0 3 3 1 1 24:26
51 C. D'Astous D 1 0 1 +5 4 5 1 0 0 23:46
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:14
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 5 3 0 23:45
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:13
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 27 26 1 .963 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 12:46
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 18:02
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 0 0 66.7% 19:45
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 5 1 2 1 0 12:32
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 16:41
49 J. Davidson C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 12:15
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 76.9% 14:08
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 15:47
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:38
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 0 77.8% 12:59
91 O. Kapanen C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 1 1 55.6% 16:24
93 I. Demidov R 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 0 0 15:48
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 3 0 22:04
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 20:52
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 14:49
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 20:14
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 3 0 19:24
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 16:01
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 13 10 3 .769 40:00
75 J. Dobes 14 11 3 .786 19:50 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:56 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg Interference 2
1st 03:56 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Roughing 2
1st 03:56 Tampa Bay Lightning Max Crozier Roughing 2
1st 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Cross checking 2
2nd 04:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Tripping 2
2nd 12:33 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Interference 2
2nd 18:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Tripping 2
3rd 05:54 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Tripping 2
3rd 08:37 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj High sticking 2
3rd 15:16 Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Sabourin Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:16 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Roughing 2
3rd 19:03 Montreal Canadiens Jared Davidson Roughing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Francis Charron, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, Brad Kovachik
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Dominic James

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 Dec 9

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/SO Game page

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