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Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

5 April 2024 at 00:00

Match Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 7:4. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by J. Armia 2′, N. Paul 9′, M. Eyssimont 16′, J. Armia 4′, S. Stamkos 7′, N. Paul 9′, B. Hagel 13′, N. Kucherov 17′, J. Slafkovsky 8′, C. Caufield 11′, S. Stamkos 19′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #5, Tampa Bay Lightning #7.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning — 11 goals and 14 cards recorded during the match.

Period 1
J. Armia

A. Newhook

2′
J. Struble

Roughing

8′
!
A. Newhook

Roughing

8′
!
J. Struble

Roughing

8′
!
!
8′
S. Stamkos

Cross-checking

!
8′
A. Cirelli

Roughing

9′
N. Paul

N. Kucherov

!
10′
C. de Haan

Cross-checking

16′
M. Eyssimont

M. Dumba

Period 2
J. Armia

B. Gallagher

4′
7′
S. Stamkos

C. de Haan

9′
N. Paul
M. Matheson

Tripping

11′
!
13′
B. Hagel

A. Cirelli

!
13′
A. Watson

Slashing

M. Matheson

Tripping

16′
!
17′
N. Kucherov

S. Stamkos

J. Struble

High sticking

19′
!
Period 3
!
4′
E. Cernak

Tripping

J. Slafkovsky

M. Matheson

8′
C. Caufield

J. Slafkovsky

11′
A. Xhekaj

Roughing

12′
!
!
12′
M. Eyssimont

Roughing

!
12′
M. Eyssimont

Roughing

19′
S. Stamkos

Empty net

Rivalry since 2015

Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head Results· 50

Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 50 times — Montreal Canadiens won 19, Tampa Bay Lightning won 31, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 31 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 281 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.62 per match (125 for the home side, 156 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 45 matches (90%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–5 in 2018.

Total goals
281 · 5.6/match
Both scored
45/50 · 90%
Over 2.5
48/50 · 96%

Recent Meetings

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28/12/25NHL
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Highest-scoring game: 65 v 2018

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #5 and Tampa Bay Lightning are #7 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0
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2Boston Bruins0
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3Buffalo Sabres0
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4Florida Panthers0
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5Montreal Canadiens0
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6Ottawa Senators0
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7Tampa Bay Lightning0
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8Toronto Maple Leafs0
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Central

1Winnipeg Jets0
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2Chicago Blackhawks0
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3Colorado Avalanche0
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4Dallas Stars0
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5Minnesota Wild0
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6Nashville Predators0
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7St. Louis Blues0
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8Utah0
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Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0
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2Calgary Flames0
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3Edmonton Oilers0
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4Los Angeles Kings0
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5San Jose Sharks0
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6Vancouver Canucks0
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7Vegas Golden Knights0
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8Seattle Kraken0
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Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0
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2Carolina Hurricanes0
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3Columbus Blue Jackets0
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4New Jersey Devils0
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5New York Islanders0
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6Philadelphia Flyers0
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7Washington Capitals0
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8New York Rangers0
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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026