Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 9, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TBL	3	1	2	6		TBL	14	4	9	27
MTL	0	1	0	1		MTL	7	15	5	27

: TBL 62MTL 60
: TBL 2.98MTL 3.25
PP goals: TBL 1MTL 1
Hits: TBL 27MTL 24
Blocks: TBL 16MTL 18
PIM: TBL 17MTL 15
: TBL 30%MTL 70%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Montreal Canadiens 6–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 6–1 at MTL. Darren Raddysh (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:47 together.

Points
Darren Raddysh had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:26.Raddysh
Points
Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:44.Point
Points
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:43.Kucherov
PP1
TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point and Raddysh) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:47 together.Kucherov Guentzel Bjorkstrand Point Raddysh
Usage
Victor Hedman (TBL) played 6:14, −13:02 down on his 19:16 season average over 32 games.Hedman
New line
New look for TBL: Guentzel–Bjorkstrand–Point skated 9:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Guentzel Bjorkstrand Point
Luck
TBL scored 6 goals on 2.98 expected goals (62 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Luck
MTL scored 1 goal on 3.25 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← TBL attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
TBL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · MTL 60 · TBL 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
TBL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
TBL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 39% of the game, MTL 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

TBL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

MTL 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
Stat	TBL	MTL
	64	50
	3.05	1.86
	2.98	1.70
	16	8
	8	1
	19	14
	−0.085	+0.085
	39%	35%

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Gourde – Girgensons – Holmberg
10:3379% CF
L2Guentzel – Bjorkstrand – Point
9:5739% CF
L3Kucherov – Cirelli – Hagel
8:4856% CF
L4Sabourin – Paul – Douglas
7:1229% CF
D1D'Astous – Lilleberg
13:0447% CF
D2Raddysh – Moser
10:3959% CF
D3Hedman – Crozier
3:4960% CF

PP1Kucherov – Guentzel – Bjorkstrand – Point – Raddysh
2:4775% CF
PP2Kucherov – Gourde – Paul – Hagel – D'Astous
0:40
PK1FCirelli – Hagel
4:12
PK2FGourde – Girgensons
1:48
PK1DMoser – Lilleberg
4:02
PK2DRaddysh – Crozier
0:44

Current TBL line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
11:3544% CF
L2Veleno – Bolduc – Davidson
9:5457% CF
L3Texier – Kapanen – Demidov
8:3741% CF
L4Gallagher – Anderson – Evans
7:1933% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
10:0553% CF
D2Carrier – Xhekaj
9:4850% CF
D3Struble – Hutson
7:5367% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Bolduc – Hutson – Slafkovský
3:25100% CF
PP2Suzuki – Dobson – Caufield – Kapanen – Demidov
2:5280% CF
PK1FAnderson – Evans
2:21
PK2FVeleno – Kapanen
1:34
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
2:08
PK2DDobson – Hutson
0:00

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Yanni Gourde C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.30	1	0	0	15:44	—	—	79	91
Zemgus Girgensons C	L1	0	0	0	0	6	0.33	3	0	0	14:58	—	—	80	91
Pontus Holmberg R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.50	1	1	2	12:34	—	—	74	75
Jake Guentzel C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	0	1	0	19:28	—	—	39	28
Brayden Point C	L2	1	1	2	+2	2	0.33	0	0	0	17:44	—	—	44	41
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	2	1	0	15:59	—	—	35	37
Nikita Kucherov R	L3	1	1	2	+3	2	0.32	0	1	2	17:43	—	—	60	59
Brandon Hagel L	L3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.01	0	0	0	16:54	—	—	60	68
Anthony Cirelli C	L3	0	1	1	+3	0	0.04	3	0	0	14:44	—	—	60	68
Nick Paul L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	12:22	—	—	25	13
Curtis Douglas C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	3	1	0	9:49	—	—	33	48
Scott Sabourin R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	2	5	8:26	—	—	30	48
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	D1	1	0	1	+5	5	0.18	1	0	4	23:46	—	—	62	81
Emil Lilleberg D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	5	3	2	23:45	—	—	41	45
Darren Raddysh D	D2	2	0	2	+3	3	0.46	3	1	0	24:26	—	—	62	65
J.J. Moser D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	0	1	0	22:13	—	—	56	38
Maxwell Crozier D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	0	3	2	15:18	—	—	61	69
Victor Hedman D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	6:14	—	—	43	41

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonas Johansson(start)	W	27	26	1	.963	3.25	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	-2	4	0.65	1	0	0	19:45	—	—	39	36
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.46	0	0	0	18:02	—	—	41	36
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.39	1	1	0	16:41	—	—	39	41
Zachary Bolduc R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	3	1	2	15:47	—	—	56	52
Joseph Veleno C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	0	12:59	—	—	50	30
Jared Davidson C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.21	1	0	2	12:15	—	—	43	24
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	1	0	1	-2	3	0.56	0	1	0	16:24	—	—	48	21
Ivan Demidov R	L3	0	1	1	-3	1	0.02	0	0	0	15:48	—	—	33	10
Alexandre Texier L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	1	0	14:38	—	—	59	73
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	3	0	0	14:08	—	—	41	55
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	1	2	12:46	—	—	40	26
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	2	1	5	12:32	—	—	44	57
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.04	0	3	0	22:04	—	—	41	46
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.25	0	3	0	19:24	—	—	57	41
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	2	0	20:52	—	—	36	40
Arber Xhekaj D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	5	1	4	16:01	—	—	45	44
Lane Hutson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.15	0	1	0	20:14	—	—	47	34
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	1	1	0	14:49	—	—	48	23

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault	—	13	10	3	.769	1.67	40:00
Jakub Dobes(start)	L	14	11	3	.786	1.31	19:50

Goal anatomy

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

Brayden Point (TBL) 1st 2:27 · assists Jake Guentzel, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Rush · carried in · 43.7 mph shot · 2.3 s from entry to goal.

Brayden Point · 1st 2:27 · TBL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 43.7 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Pontus Holmberg · 1st 6:03 · TBL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.5 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Nikita Kucherov · 1st 17:12 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 52.7 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Type: one-timer

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Charle-Edouard D'Astous · 2nd 2:43 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 30.6 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Type: one-timer

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Oliver Kapanen · 2nd 19:06 · MTL PP

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 8.6 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s
Type: rebound

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Darren Raddysh · 3rd 1:22 · TBL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 65.2 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Darren Raddysh · 3rd 8:41 · TBL PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 2
Shot: 62.0 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Type: deflection

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 9, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Tampa Bay Lightning rout Montreal Canadiens 6–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Brayden Point · 1st 2:27 · TBL

Pontus Holmberg · 1st 6:03 · TBL

Nikita Kucherov · 1st 17:12 · TBL

Charle-Edouard D'Astous · 2nd 2:43 · TBL

Oliver Kapanen · 2nd 19:06 · MTL PP

Darren Raddysh · 3rd 1:22 · TBL

Darren Raddysh · 3rd 8:41 · TBL PP