Montreal 2nd Atlantic20-12-2-3
Tampa Bay 3rd Atlantic20-13-2-1

Canadiens vs Lightning Game Overview

MON vs TBRecords

MON vs TBRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Montreal logo MON 20-12-5 20-17-0 23-11-3 10-3-4 10-9-1
Tampa Bay logo TB 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
8-2-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Dec 09, '25 MON  logo 6 - 1 TB -113 o6.5 27 27 1-4 1-3
Feb 09, '25 MON  logo 5 - 3 TB -175 o6.0 35 21 1-2 1-1
Jan 21, '25 MON  logo 3 - 2 MON +123 u6.5 22 35 1-2 0-4
Dec 29, '24 TB  logo 5 - 2 MON +175 o6.5 23 37 0-3 0-2
Apr 04, '24 MON  logo 7 - 4 TB -139 o6.5 30 35 0-4 2-5
Mar 02, '24 TB  logo 4 - 3 (SO) TB -265 o6.5 29 31 0-2 0-2
Dec 31, '23 TB  logo 4 - 3 TB -188 o6.5 20 29 0-3 0-1
Nov 07, '23 MON  logo 5 - 3 TB -124 o7.0 26 32 1-6 2-5
Mar 21, '23 MON  logo 3 - 2 MON +227 u6.5 20 33 0-2 1-2
Mar 18, '23 TB  logo 5 - 3 TB -306 o7.0 41 21 1-2 1-2

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MON vs TBInjury report

Montreal logoMontreal's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Texier LW Day To Day - Upper Body( Dec 22, '25) Dec 22, '25
Texier did not finish Tuesday's (Dec. 23) game versus the Bruins.
S. Montembeault G Out - Not Injury Related( Dec 20, '25) Dec 20, '25
The Canadiens said that Montembeault will join the team ahead of next Sunday's (Dec. 28) game against the Lightning, as per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
J. Evans C Out - Lower Body( Dec 20, '25) Dec 20, '25
The Montreal Canadiens placed F Jake Evans on injured reserve on Sunday (Dec. 21).
K. Dach C Out - Foot( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Montreal Canadiens moved F Kirby Dach to long-term injured reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
K. Guhle D Out - Groin( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Canadiens announced that Guhle has been been moved to long-term injured reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
A. Newhook C Out - Ankle( Nov 16, '25) Nov 16, '25
The Montreal Canadiens placed F Alex Newhook on Injured Reserve on Monday (Nov. 17).
P. Laine RW Out - Abdomen( Nov 16, '25) Nov 16, '25
The Montreal Canadiens placed F Patrik Laine on Injured Reserve on Monday (Nov. 17).

Montreal Starters Last Game

Tampa Bay's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
B. Hagel LW Out - Upper-body( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed F Brandon Hagel on injured reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
E. Lilleberg D Out - Undisclosed( Dec 14, '25) Dec 14, '25
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed D Emil Lilleberg on injured reserve on Monday (Dec. 15) and is week-to-week.
E. Cernak D Out - Undisclosed( Dec 12, '25) Dec 12, '25
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed D Erik Cernak on Long-term Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 13).
V. Hedman D Out - Elbow( Dec 11, '25) Dec 11, '25
The Lightning said that Hedman will have an elbow surgery on Monday (Dec. 15) and is expected to be back by Sunday (Feb. 1).

Tampa Bay Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-1-0-1
GAA
1.80
Save %
.923
Montreal Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Fowler Dec 23, 2025 BOS 2 - MON 6 W 2 28 .929 - W +100 o6.0
J.Dobes Dec 21, 2025 PIT 4 - MON 3 (SO) - 3 31 .903 - L -101 o6.5
J.Fowler Dec 20, 2025 MON 4 - PIT 0 W 0 31 1.00 - W -127 u6.5
J.Dobes Dec 18, 2025 MON 4 - CHI 1 W 1 15 .933 - W -163 u5.5
J.Fowler Dec 16, 2025 MON 1 - PHI 4 L 3 20 .850 - L -124 u5.5
W/L
2-2-0-1
GAA
2.33
Save %
.725
Tampa Bay Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Vasilevskiy Dec 22, 2025 TB 4 - STL 1 W 1 24 .958 - W -255 u5.5
A.Vasilevskiy Dec 20, 2025 TB 6 - CAR 4 W 4 22 .818 - W -130 o5.5
A.Vasilevskiy Dec 18, 2025 TB 1 - LA 2 L 2 20 .900 - L -225 u5.5
J.Johansson Dec 15, 2025 TB 2 - FLA 5 L 5 24 .792 - L -118 o6.0
J.Johansson Dec 13, 2025 NYI 3 - TB 2 (SO) - 2 17 .882 - L -126 u6.0
B.Halverson Dec 13, 2025 NYI 3 - TB 2 (SO) - 0 0 .000 - L -126 u6.0

MON vs TBStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.32 Total 0.00
1.00 1st Period 0.00
1.00 2nd Period 0.00
1.14 3rd Period 0.00
0.14 OT 0.00

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
25.41 Total 0.00
4.84 1st Period 0.00
4.95 2nd Period 0.00
4.24 3rd Period 0.00
0.78 OT 0.00

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.13 Total 0.00
0.21 1st Period 0.00
0.20 2nd Period 0.00
0.27 3rd Period 0.00
0.17 OT 0.00

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
27 - 104 G/Att vs. GA/Att 0 - 0
25.96 PP % vs. PK % 0.00

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Montreal Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jakub Dobes 517 462 0.894 12-5-3
Jacob Fowler 146 134 0.918 3-1-1
Samuel Montembeault 343 294 0.857 5-6-1

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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