Montréal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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4–1

Final

SOG 23–37

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning outshot the Canadiens 37-23.

Goals came from Juraj Slafkovský, Jake Guentzel, Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki.

Jakub Dobes made 36 saves on 37 shots for the win; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 21.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	1	1	2	4	23
TBL	1	0	0	1	37

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Juraj Slafkovský (29)Ivan Demidov (42), Cole Caufield (34)McDonagh 1:22 into shift1–012:25 MTL · PPG
Jake Guentzel (36)Zemgus Girgensons (9), Ryan McDonagh (10)Dobson 1:16 into shift1–113:41 TBL

2nd period

Cole Caufield (47)Juraj Slafkovský (37), Mike Matheson (29)2–112:49 MTL

3rd period

Mike Matheson (7)Unassisted3–117:54 MTL · SHG · EN
Nick Suzuki (27)Unassisted4–118:54 MTL · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:22

1–0 · 1st 12:25 · Slafkovský. McDonagh was 1:22 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceTBL on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 MTL

1st 12:25 · PP · Slafkovský

Long shift: McDonagh 1:22

Long shiftMcDonagh 1:22

1–1 TBL

1st 13:41 · Guentzel

Long shift: Dobson 1:16

Long shiftDobson 1:16

2–1 MTL

2nd 12:49 · Caufield

Kucherov 0:40

NormalKucherov 0:40

3–1 MTL

3rd 17:54 · EN · Matheson

Guentzel 2:16

Empty netGuentzel 2:16

4–1 MTL

3rd 18:54 · EN · Suzuki

Guentzel 3:16

Empty netGuentzel 3:16

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MTLTBL

23Shots on goal37

54%Faceoff %46%

1/3Power play0/4

32Penalty minutes30

23Hits21

17Blocked shots9

9Giveaways17

4Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 03:06Jayden Struble · holding2 min
1st 09:24Kaiden Guhle · cross checking2 min
1st 09:55Noah Dobson · roughing2 min
1st 09:55Nikita Kucherov · interference goalkeeper2 min
1st 10:25Jake Guentzel · hooking2 min
1st 11:03Charle-Edouard D'Astous · tripping2 min
2nd 15:35Alex Newhook · hooking2 min
2nd 19:09Nikita Kucherov · slashing2 min
3rd 04:45Emil Lilleberg · roughing2 min
3rd 04:45Zachary Bolduc · roughing2 min
3rd 04:45Jake Guentzel · roughing2 min
3rd 04:45Josh Anderson · roughing2 min
3rd 04:45Emil Lilleberg · roughing2 min
3rd 04:45Zachary Bolduc · roughing2 min
3rd 04:45Josh Anderson · roughing2 min
3rd 04:45Jake Guentzel · roughing2 min
3rd 15:54Nick Suzuki · cross checking2 min
3rd 17:27Jake Evans · boarding2 min
3rd 17:27Darren Raddysh · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Scott Sabourin · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Gage Goncalves · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Phillip Danault · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Emil Lilleberg · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Brendan Gallagher · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Nick Paul · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Jayden Struble · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Erik Cernak · roughing2 min
3rd 19:23Joseph Veleno · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Josh Anderson · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Ryan McDonagh · roughing2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

13Cole CaufieldR	1	1	2	+2	4	0	0	0	–	17:05
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	1	1	2	+2	1	2	2	0	–	19:12
8Mike MathesonD	1	1	2	+2	2	1	2	0	–	23:28
14Nick SuzukiC	1	0	1	+2	5	1	1	2	50	20:27
93Ivan DemidovR	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	15:43
11Brendan GallagherR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	–	08:18
15Alex NewhookC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	83	14:45
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	6	–	12:31
24Phillip DanaultC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	2	75	14:43
71Jake EvansC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	43	14:43
76Zachary BolducR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	–	10:37
90Joseph VelenoC	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	100	13:03
91Oliver KapanenC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	14:30
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	–	18:14
47Jayden StrubleD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	–	13:48
48Lane HutsonD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	–	26:11
53Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	21:45
72Arber XhekajD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	12:57

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Jacob FowlerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	W	37	36	1	.973	60:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	–	12:42
59Jake GuentzelC	1	0	1	-1	2	0	2	6	45	21:06
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	2	–	19:33
10Corey PerryR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	09:50
20Nick PaulL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	27	10:47
21Brayden PointC	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	27	20:32
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	11:15
37Yanni GourdeC	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	71	14:19
38Brandon HagelL	0	0	0	-3	5	0	0	0	–	22:21
46Scott SabourinR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	–	09:05
71Anthony CirelliC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	58	15:49
86Nikita KucherovR	0	0	0	-3	6	1	0	4	–	23:10
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	2	–	13:43
43Darren RaddyshD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	–	23:35
51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	–	17:23
78Emil LillebergD	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	6	–	17:17
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	2	–	15:58
90J.J. MoserD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	17:55

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	L	21	19	2	.905	57:40