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17-11-2
Tampa Bay Lightning
6
SOG: 27
15-11-3
Montréal Canadiens
1
SOG: 27
Centre Bell - Montreal
OFF
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
TBL
B. Point
TBL • 1G 1A
J. Guentzel
TBL • 0G 1A
O. Bjorkstrand
TBL • 0G 1A
P. Holmberg
TBL • 1G 0A
N. Kucherov
TBL • 1G 1A
M. Crozier
TBL • 0G 1A
C. D'Astous
TBL • 1G 0A
D. Raddysh
TBL • 2G 0A
A. Cirelli
TBL • 0G 1A
MTL
O. Kapanen
MTL • 1G 0A
N. Suzuki
MTL • 0G 1A
I. Demidov
MTL • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
C. D'Astous
TBL • D • 1G 0A
⭐ 2
D. Raddysh
TBL • D • 2G 0A
⭐ 3
B. Point
TBL • C • 1G 1A
Headlines
Kucherov and Raddysh Light Up the Power Play—Are the Habs Even Alive on the Penalty Kill?
Dobes Gets Torched—Montreal’s Backup Melts Down in Special Teams Disaster!
Point and Holmberg Make it Rain Early, Habs' Defense Still Looking for the Locker Room.
Suzuki, Demidov Try to Spark Life, But the Bolts’ Power Play Smothers All Hope!
Raddysh Drops the Mic—Double Tap in the Third, Canadiens Fans Exit for the Parking Lot!
16-11-2 - W1
Tampa Bay Lightning
15-10-3 - L2
Montréal Canadiens
Montreal - Centre Bell
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
13G - 23A
(36P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
14G - 15A
(29P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
17G - 12A
(29P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
5G - 15A
(20P)
5
C
Anthony Cirelli
9G - 9A
(18P)
TBL Injuries
Douglas, Curtis
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Douglas (undisclosed) will be out of the lineup versus Toronto on Monday, Lightning radio announcer Dave Mishkin reports.
Dec 9, 2025
James, Dominic
Undisclosed
Day to Day
James (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Lightning radio announcer Dave Mishkin reports.
Dec 9, 2025
McDonagh, Ryan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
McDonagh (undisclosed) agreed to terms on a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension with Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Dec 11, 2025
Vasilevskiy, Andrei
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Vasilevskiy (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Dec 11, 2025
Cernak, Erik
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Cernak was deemed week-to-week with an undisclosed injury, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports Monday.
Dec 15, 2025
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MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
8G - 25A
(33P)
2
R
Cole Caufield
16G - 15A
(31P)
3
R
Ivan Demidov
6G - 17A
(23P)
4
D
Lane Hutson
5G - 17A
(22P)
5
D
Noah Dobson
4G - 14A
(18P)
MTL Injuries
Montembeault, Sam
Illness
Day to Day
Montembeault (illness) will not dress in Sunday's game against the St. Louis Blues.
Dec 9, 2025
Dach, Kirby
Foot
Week to Week
Dach (foot) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site.
Dec 28, 2025
Guhle, Kaiden
Lower Body
Week to Week
Guhle underwent adductor muscle surgery Thursday and will miss 8-10 weeks.
Jan 8, 2026
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Month to Month
Laine (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Feb 28, 2026
Newhook, Alex
Ankle
Month to Month
Newhook (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 17, 2026
Atlantic
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Goaltending
TBL
11-6-2
2.31 GAA
91.7% SV
MTL
10-5-2
3.15 GAA
88.7% SV
TBL
6-5-0
2.53 GAA
90.7% SV
MTL
5-6-1
3.65 GAA
85.7% SV
Goaltenders
TBL
16-11-2
GAA: 2.59
SV%: 0.906
vs
MTL
15-10-3
GAA: 3.46
SV%: 0.873