20-12-5 - W1
Montréal Canadiens
21-13-3 - W3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa - Benchmark International Arena
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
11G - 31A
(42P)
2
R
Cole Caufield
18G - 18A
(36P)
3
D
Lane Hutson
5G - 30A
(35P)
4
R
Ivan Demidov
9G - 21A
(30P)
5
L
Juraj Slafkovský
11G - 14A
(25P)
MTL Injuries
Texier, Alexandre
Upper Body
Day to Day
Texier (upper body) won't finish Tuesday's game versus the Boston Bruins.
Dec 28, 2025
Dach, Kirby
Foot
Day to Day
Dach (foot) was moved to long-term injured reserve, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday.
Jan 4, 2026
Guhle, Kaiden
Groin
Day to Day
Guhle (groin) has been moved to long-term injured reserve, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday.
Jan 8, 2026
Evans, Jake
Lower Body
Week to Week
Evans (lower body) is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks, the team announced Saturday.
Jan 27, 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
Trades
Dec 19 2025
The Montreal Canadiens acquired Phillip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2026 2nd round pick
Atlantic
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TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
15G - 32A
(47P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
18G - 21A
(39P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
18G - 13A
(31P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
8G - 19A
(27P)
5
C
Anthony Cirelli
10G - 12A
(22P)
TBL Injuries
Hagel, Brandon
Upper Body
Day to Day
Hagel (upper body) won't play against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley reports.
Dec 28, 2025
McDonagh, Ryan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
McDonagh (undisclosed) has been ruled out of Saturday's tilt in Florida, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Dec 28, 2025
Cernak, Erik
Hand
Day to Day
Cernak (hand) participated in Saturday's morning skate and could be nearing a return to the lineup, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Dec 31, 2025
Lilleberg, Emil
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Lilleberg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jan 20, 2026
Hedman, Victor
Elbow
Week to Week
Hedman will undergo elbow surgery Monday and is expected to be out of action until the beginning of February, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports Friday.
Feb 1, 2026
Trades
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Goaltending
MTL
12-5-3
2.90 GAA
89.4% SV
TBL
14-7-2
2.30 GAA
91.5% SV
MTL
5-6-1
3.65 GAA
85.7% SV
TBL
7-6-1
2.76 GAA
89.7% SV
MTL
3-1-1
2.40 GAA
91.8% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
Goaltenders
MTL
20-12-5
GAA: 3.27
SV%: 0.880
vs
TBL
21-13-3
GAA: 2.59
SV%: 0.903