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Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay LightningMar 31, 2026

Final· Benchmark International Arena
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MTL
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TBL
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Goals123TShots123T
MTL1124MTL96823
TBL1001TBL8121737
MTL 43TBL 64
MTL 3.44TBL 3.19
PP goals
MTL 1TBL 0
Hits
MTL 23TBL 21
Blocks
MTL 17TBL 9
PIM
MTL 32TBL 30
MTL 54%TBL 46%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 at TBL. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:50 together.

  1. Points
    Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:05.Caufield
  2. Points
    Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:12.Slafkovský
  3. Points
    Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:28.Matheson
  4. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:50 together.SuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovskýDemidov
  5. Goalie
    Jakub Dobes (MTL) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 27.6; the win.Dobes
  6. Luck
    TBL scored 1 goal on 3.19 expected goals (64 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Brendan Gallagher (MTL) played 8:18, −4:06 down on his 12:24 season average over 76 games.Gallagher
  8. Usage
    Corey Perry (TBL) played 9:50, −3:53 down on his 13:43 season average over 71 games.Perry

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at TBL: 107 attempts, 60 on goal, 5 goals, 6.63 expected goals; best chance Nick Suzuki at 0.51 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • TBL
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · TBL 64 · MTL 43

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at TBL: expected goals 3.19 to 3.44 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 64 to 43, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdTBLMTLSGCMSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLMTLcontrol2nd3rdSlafkovský · 1st 12:25Guentzel · 1st 13:41Caufield · 2nd 12:49Matheson · 3rd 17:54Suzuki · 3rd 18:54
  • TBL pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 25% of the game, TBL 26%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at TBL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (57:40) for TBL and Jakub Dobes (60:00) for MTL, 5 goals.

TBL
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TBL skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TBL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, TBL rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common McDonagh vs Hutson, 8:42 at 62% xGF.

TBL ↓ · MTL →SuzukiSlafkovskýCaufieldDemidovNewhookKapanenEvansAndersonBolducDanaultVelenoGallagherMathesonDobsonHutsonStrubleGuhleXhekajL1 GourdeL1 GirgensonsL1 HolmbergL2 KucherovL2 HagelL2 CirelliL3 PaulL3 PerryL3 SabourinL4 GuentzelL4 PointL4 GoncalvesD1 RaddyshD1 MoserD2 D'AstousD2 LillebergD3 McDonaghD3 Cernak
TBL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLTBL
4054
1.652.49
1.622.38
613
45
1913
+0.025−0.025
25%26%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:25
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield)snap0.34 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: McDonagh, Cernak, Cirelli
    MTL 1 – 0 TBL
  2. 13:41
    TBLJake Guentzel (Zemgus Girgensons, Ryan McDonagh)wrist0.18 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Dobson, NewhookTBL: McDonagh, Guentzel, Point, Raddysh, Goncalves
    MTL 1 – 1 TBL

2nd period

  1. 12:49
    MTLCole Caufield (Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson)wrist0.14 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýTBL: Kucherov, Raddysh, Cirelli, Hagel, Moser
    MTL 2 – 1 TBL

3rd period

  1. 17:54
    MTLMike MathesonENslap0.40 xG
    MTL: Danault, Matheson, Anderson, DobsonTBL: Perry, Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Hagel, D'Astous
    MTL 3 – 1 TBL
  2. 18:54
    MTLNick SuzukiENwrist0.51 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, SlafkovskýTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Cirelli, Hagel, D'Astous
    MTL 4 – 1 TBL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1101+250.8611220:27——4451
Juraj Slafkovský LL1112+210.3922019:12——4450
Cole Caufield RL1112+240.3100017:05——5462
Ivan Demidov RL2011020.5810015:43——3221
Alex Newhook CL2000-120.1301214:45——2616
Oliver Kapanen CL2000010.1000014:30——2212
Jake Evans CL3000-100.0004214:43——5046
Josh Anderson RL3000030.2740612:31——5354
Zachary Bolduc RL3000000.0020410:37——6286
Phillip Danault CL4000+110.0910214:43——4251
Joseph Veleno CL4000010.1440213:03——4446
Brendan Gallagher RL4000000.002028:18——4342
Mike Matheson DD1112+220.4112023:28——3139
Noah Dobson DD1000000.0010221:45——3235
Lane Hutson DD2000+100.1203026:11——4644
Jayden Struble DD2000010.0111413:48——6352
Kaiden Guhle DD3000+100.0323218:14——4839
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.0210212:57——3923
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub Dobes(start)W37361.9733.1960:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Yanni Gourde CL1000040.2630014:19——6868
Zemgus Girgensons CL1011010.2811012:42——7070
Pontus Holmberg RL1000030.2710011:15——7783
Nikita Kucherov RL2000-360.5410423:10——5633
Brandon Hagel LL2000-350.3600022:21——6356
Anthony Cirelli CL2000-210.0801015:49——6363
Nick Paul LL3000000.0040210:47——506
Corey Perry RL3000-100.100009:50——6775
Scott Sabourin RL3000000.003029:05——5751
Jake Guentzel CL4101-120.2902621:06——3753
Brayden Point CL4000-150.4100020:32——3652
Gage Goncalves CL4000+110.0001213:43——5274
Darren Raddysh DD1000020.0300223:35——6160
J.J. Moser DD1000-110.0101017:55——5434
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD2000-200.0000217:23——3216
Emil Lilleberg DD2000000.0052617:17——3216
Ryan McDonagh DD3011+110.4500219:33——7680
Erik Cernak DD3000050.1231215:58——8089
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)L21192.9052.5457:40

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL PP) 1st 12:25 · assists Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield · Cycle · 62.5 mph shot.

Cole Caufield · 2nd 12:49 · MTL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
45.4 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Mike Matheson · 3rd 17:54 · MTL EN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
5-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
8.5 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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