Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Canadiens

43-21-10, 96 PTS

4-1

Final

Lightning

46-22-6, 98 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	2	4
TB	1	0	0	1

Who won: Canadiens 4-1

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 2-1. The Canadiens outscored the Lightning 2-0 in the 3rd period. Mike Matheson led the Canadiens in goals (1). Jake Guentzel led the Lightning in goals (1).

MTL

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Josh AndersonRW	0	4	0	0	12:31	0:00	1:39	10:52	18	0	13	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	3	6
Zack BolducRW	0	2	0	0	10:37	0:42	0:00	9:55	16	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	4
Cole CaufieldRW	0	0	0	2	17:05	3:18	0:00	13:47	21	1	47	1	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Phillip DanaultC	0	1	0	1	14:43	0:00	2:36	12:07	20	0	5	0	1	0	9	3	75.0	0	1	2
Ivan DemidovRW	0	1	0	0	15:43	2:50	0:00	12:53	16	0	16	1	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jake EvansC	4	0	1	-1	14:43	0:01	4:19	10:23	19	0	11	0	0	0	6	8	42.9	1	1	2
Brendan GallagherRW	0	2	0	0	8:18	0:38	0:00	7:40	14	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Oliver KapanenC	0	0	0	0	14:30	0:38	0:48	13:04	18	0	22	0	1	0	2	6	25.0	0	0	0
Alex NewhookC	1	0	0	-1	14:45	0:38	0:00	14:07	16	0	11	0	2	0	5	1	83.3	0	1	2
Juraj SlafkovskyLW	2	2	0	2	19:12	3:22	0:09	15:41	22	1	29	1	1	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Nick SuzukiC	1	1	2	2	20:27	3:21	0:18	16:48	22	1	27	0	5	1	10	10	50.0	0	1	2
Joe VelenoC	0	4	0	0	13:03	0:00	4:13	8:50	16	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	100.0	0	1	2

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Noah DobsonD	0	1	0	0	21:45	0:44	4:06	16:55	27	0	12	0	0	0	2	1	2
Kaiden GuhleD	3	2	1	1	18:14	0:05	2:16	15:53	25	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	2
Lane HutsonD	3	0	0	1	26:11	3:21	2:08	20:42	24	0	11	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mike MathesonD	2	1	0	2	23:28	0:01	5:32	17:55	25	1	7	1	2	0	2	0	0
Jayden StrubleD	1	1	0	0	13:48	0:00	0:00	13:48	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4
Arber XhekajD	0	1	0	0	12:57	0:00	0:00	12:57	14	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2