Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens, 2027-03-18

Where to watch Lightning at Canadiens

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

By the numbers

Lightning7-2-0		Canadiens4-3-2
3.449th	GF / game	14th3.11
2.568th	GA / game	28th3.78
12.9%29th	Power play	27th13.8%
79.2%17th	Penalty kill	21st78.4%
48.5%23rd	Faceoffs	7th52.5%

2026-27 regular season, with league rank.

Leaders

Points

Brandon Hagel

#38 · L

8

Cole Caufield

#13 · R

6

Goals

Brandon Hagel

#38 · L

6

Cole Caufield

#13 · R

4

Assists

Nikita Kucherov

#86 · R

4

Juraj Slafkovský

#20 · L

5

2026-27 regular season.

In goal

Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy#88

5-2-0 · 2.46 GAA · .898 SV%

Dennis Hildeby#35

2-0-0 · 2.01 GAA · .920 SV%

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

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