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48-25-6
Tampa Bay Lightning
1
SOG: 18
47-22-10
Montréal Canadiens
2
SOG: 21
Centre Bell - Montreal
OFF
April 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
TBL
D. Raddysh
TBL • 1G 0A
N. Kucherov
TBL • 0G 1A
G. Goncalves
TBL • 0G 1A
MTL
C. Caufield
MTL • 1G 0A
N. Suzuki
MTL • 0G 2A
J. Slafkovský
MTL • 1G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
C. Caufield
MTL • R • 1G 0A
⭐ 2
J. Slafkovský
MTL • L • 1G 1A
⭐ 3
N. Suzuki
MTL • C • 0G 2A
48-24-6 - L3
Tampa Bay Lightning
46-22-10 - W2
Montréal Canadiens
Montreal - Centre Bell
April 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM - POSTGAME
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
43G - 85A
(128P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
37G - 49A
(86P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
35G - 38A
(73P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
22G - 48A
(70P)
5
C
Anthony Cirelli
23G - 29A
(52P)
TBL Injuries
Cirelli, Anthony
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Cirelli (undisclosed) will miss Tuesday's road contest against the Ottawa Senators, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
Apr 9, 2026
Hagel, Brandon
Lower Body
Day to Day
Hagel (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Ottawa Senators, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Apr 9, 2026
Carlile, Declan
Lower Body
Day to Day
Carlile (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 13, 2026
Hedman, Victor
Personal
Day to Day
Hedman (personal) was moved to long-term injured reserve Thursday, per PuckPedia.
Apr 15, 2026
Holmberg, Pontus
Upper Body
Day to Day
Holmberg (upper body) departed Monday's 4-2 loss in Buffalo, and head coach Jon Cooper said after the game that the 27-year-old is 'not good,' according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Apr 15, 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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MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
28G - 70A
(98P)
2
R
Cole Caufield
50G - 37A
(87P)
3
D
Lane Hutson
12G - 63A
(75P)
4
L
Juraj Slafkovský
30G - 41A
(71P)
5
R
Ivan Demidov
18G - 43A
(61P)
MTL Injuries
Veleno, Joseph
Illness
Day to Day
Veleno (illness) won't play Tuesday versus the Florida Panthers, Marc Antoine Godin of Radio Canada reports.
Apr 9, 2026
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Day to Day
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Apr 12, 2026
Carrier, Alexandre
Upper Body
Day to Day
Carrier will be sidelined 2-4 weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury, the Habs announced Tuesday.
Apr 14, 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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Goaltending
TBL
37-15-4
2.32 GAA
91.2% SV
MTL
29-8-4
2.69 GAA
90.4% SV
TBL
11-10-2
3.29 GAA
88.4% SV
MTL
10-8-4
3.43 GAA
87.2% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
MTL
8-6-2
2.52 GAA
90.4% SV
Goaltenders
TBL
48-24-6
GAA: 2.81
SV%: 0.896
vs
MTL
46-22-10
GAA: 3.08
SV%: 0.890