Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens

17-11-2, 9-4-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	3	1	2	6
Canadiens MTL	0	1	0	1

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

15-11-3, 7-8-1 Home

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Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Lightning
6
Canadiens
1

Game 1

12/9

Canadiens
Lightning

Game 2

12/28

ESPN+

Canadiens
Lightning

Game 3

3/31

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 4

4/9

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, December 9, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Francis Charron
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Shawn Oliver

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	17	11	3	37
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Florida	15	12	2	32
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

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Knights goalie Carter Hart not starting in return to Philadelphia

Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart is not starting against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday in what would have been his return to Philadelphia.

Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman returns to injured reserve

The Lightning placed Victor Hedman on injured reserve, a move that means the captain and No. 1 defenseman will miss at least the next three games.

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