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 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| TB | 8 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
In net
Jakub Dobes36/37 SV, .973
Andrei Vasilevskiy19/21 SV, .905| 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).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:49 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 12:56 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:09 | 1:07 | 11:26 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:43 | 0:30 | 0:17 | 12:56 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:09 | 0:50 | 13:20 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:06 | 6:52 | 0:00 | 14:14 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 22:21 | 6:52 | 1:31 | 13:58 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 11:06 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 23:10 | 6:22 | 0:00 | 16:48 | 23 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick PaulLW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:47 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Corey PerryRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:50 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 9:23 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:32 | 6:52 | 0:00 | 13:40 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott SabourinRW | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:05 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik CernakD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:09 | 2:53 | 12:56 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:23 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 16:56 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Emil LillebergD | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 16:10 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:33 | 0:09 | 2:53 | 16:31 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.J. MoserD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:55 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 16:48 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:35 | 6:25 | 0:00 | 17:10 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .905 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 57:40 | 0 | 0 |
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