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43-21-10
Montréal Canadiens
4
SOG: 23
46-22-6
Tampa Bay Lightning
1
SOG: 37
Benchmark International Arena - Tampa
OFF
March 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
MTL
J. Slafkovský
MTL • 1G 1A
I. Demidov
MTL • 0G 1A
C. Caufield
MTL • 1G 1A
M. Matheson
MTL • 1G 1A
N. Suzuki
MTL • 1G 0A
TBL
J. Guentzel
TBL • 1G 0A
Z. Girgensons
TBL • 0G 1A
R. McDonagh
TBL • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
J. Dobes
MTL • G • G A
⭐ 2
A. Vasilevskiy
TBL • G • G A
⭐ 3
C. Caufield
MTL • R • 1G 1A
42-21-10 - W6
Montréal Canadiens
46-21-6 - L1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa - Benchmark International Arena
March 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM - POSTGAME
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
27G - 65A
(92P)
2
R
Cole Caufield
47G - 34A
(81P)
3
D
Lane Hutson
11G - 62A
(73P)
4
L
Juraj Slafkovský
29G - 37A
(66P)
5
R
Ivan Demidov
16G - 42A
(58P)
MTL Injuries
Anderson, Josh
Illness
Day to Day
Anderson (illness) won't play against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, according to Canadiens reporter Priyanta Emrith.
Mar 31, 2026
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Day to Day
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Mar 31, 2026
Texier, Alexandre
Lower Body
Day to Day
Texier (lower body) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Mar 31, 2026
Dach, Kirby
Upper Body
Day to Day
Dach will be out for 2-4 weeks as a result of his upper-body injury.
Apr 12, 2026
Trades
Mar 13 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Riley Kidney from the Montreal Canadiens for Hunter Shepard and Jake Chiasson
Atlantic
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TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
40G - 81A
(121P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
36G - 45A
(81P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
35G - 38A
(73P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
20G - 46A
(66P)
5
C
Anthony Cirelli
20G - 29A
(49P)
TBL Injuries
Kucherov, Nikita
Illness
Day to Day
Kucherov (illness) won't play against the Nashville Predators on Sunday, according to Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site.
Mar 31, 2026
Hedman, Victor
Personal
Day to Day
Hedman (personal) is taking a temporary leave of absence, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced Wednesday.
Apr 4, 2026
Carlile, Declan
Lower Body
Day to Day
Carlile (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 13, 2026
Crozier, Maxwell
Abdomen
Week to Week
Crozier (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 29, 2026
James, Dominic
Leg
Week to Week
James (leg) will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports Thursday.
Apr 30, 2026
Trades
Mar 12 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Ian Mitchell from the Detroit Red Wings for Michael Milne and Wojciech Stachowiak.
Mar 6 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Corey Perry (50% retained) from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2028 2nd round pick.
Atlantic
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Goaltending
MTL
26-8-4
2.73 GAA
90.3% SV
TBL
35-13-4
2.32 GAA
91.2% SV
MTL
10-8-4
3.43 GAA
87.2% SV
TBL
11-9-2
3.21 GAA
88.6% SV
MTL
7-5-2
2.59 GAA
90.3% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
Goaltenders
MTL
42-21-10
GAA: 3.12
SV%: 0.887
vs
TBL
46-21-6
GAA: 2.75
SV%: 0.899