Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, 2026-12-31

Where to watch Canadiens at Lightning

Lineups

The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.

Season series

First meeting of the season

• Dec 2, 2026TBL at MTL
• Dec 31, 2026Tonight
• Mar 18, 2027TBL at MTL
• Apr 8, 2027MTL at TBL

By the numbers

Canadiens4-3-2		Lightning7-2-0
3.1114th	GF / game	9th3.44
3.7828th	GA / game	8th2.56
13.8%27th	Power play	29th12.9%
78.4%21st	Penalty kill	17th79.2%
52.5%7th	Faceoffs	23rd48.5%

2026-27 regular season, with league rank.

Leaders

Points

Cole Caufield

#13 · R

6

Brandon Hagel

#38 · L

8

Goals

Cole Caufield

#13 · R

4

Brandon Hagel

#38 · L

6

Assists

Juraj Slafkovský

#20 · L

5

Nikita Kucherov

#86 · R

4

2026-27 regular season.

In goal

Canadiens

Jakub Dobes#75

1-2-2 · 4.47 GAA · .847 SV%

Jacob Fowler#32

3-1-0 · 2.16 GAA · .900 SV% · 1 SO

Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy#88

5-2-0 · 2.46 GAA · .898 SV%

Dennis Hildeby#35

2-0-0 · 2.01 GAA · .920 SV%

2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.