Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS
On the ice
MTL shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 11 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| TB | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
In net
Jacob Fowler17/21 SV, .810
Jonas Johansson31/35 SV, .886| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TB | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Who won: Lightning 5-4
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a shootout on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 2-0. The Lightning outscored the Canadiens 3-0 in the 2nd period. Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning in goals (2). Juraj Slafkovsky led the Canadiens in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 18:06 | 0:33 | 4:26 | 13:07 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:52 | 0:01 | 2:44 | 12:07 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:51 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 13:12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:46 | 0:01 | 2:57 | 12:48 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:42 | 1:13 | 1:02 | 16:27 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:25 | 0:46 | 4:43 | 15:56 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:48 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 18:16 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick PaulLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:05 | 0:46 | 0:07 | 15:12 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden PointC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:38 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 15:25 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott SabourinRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan CarlileD | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 20:01 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 16:58 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell CrozierD | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 23:41 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 21:07 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:38 | 0:34 | 0:39 | 16:25 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Maxim GroshevD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 13:00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. MoserD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:28 | 0:01 | 4:52 | 19:35 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:44 | 1:27 | 4:50 | 18:27 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas JohanssonG | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .886 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
