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Montréal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, April 8, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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TSN2 · TVAS · The Spot

Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, April 8, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, TVAS and The Spot.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 3 of a road trip: NY Islanders and Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 292027-03-29: no game
  2. 302027-03-30: at BOS
  3. 312027-03-31: no game
  4. 12027-04-01: vs NYR
  5. 22027-04-02: no game
  6. 32027-04-03: no game
  7. 42027-04-04: at NYI
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: at FLA
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,584 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Boston, Buffalo and New Jersey).

  1. 292027-03-29: no game
  2. 302027-03-30: vs TOR
  3. 312027-03-31: no game
  4. 12027-04-01: vs CBJ
  5. 22027-04-02: no game
  6. 32027-04-03: at BOS
  7. 42027-04-04: no game
  8. 52027-04-05: at BUF
  9. 62027-04-06: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: vs MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,001 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,868 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series