Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

09/12/2025 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Bell Centre (Montreal, QC).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	TV3 Sport, Viaplay, V Sport Live 1
Finland	Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay, V Sport Live 1
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Live 1
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
27	28
Shots off target
15	13
Shooting PCT
3.7% (1/27)	21.43% (6/28)
Blocked Shots
16	18
Goalkeeper Saves
22	26
Saves PCT
78.57% (22/28)	96.3% (26/27)
Penalties
6	7
PIM
15	17
Power-play Goals
1	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
14.29% (1/7)	16.67% (1/6)
Pen. Killing PCT
83.33% (5/6)	85.71% (6/7)
Hits
24	27
Faceoffs Won
31	12
Faceoffs %
72.09	27.91
Giveaways
14	10
Takeaways
3	4
Empty Net Goals
0	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 3)
02:27, 0 - 1, Point B. (G), Guentzel J. (A), Bjorkstrand O. (A2)
03:56, Gallagher B. (2 min),
03:56, Holmberg P. (2 min),
03:56, Crozier M. (2 min),
06:03, 0 - 2, Holmberg P. (G),
17:12, 0 - 3, Kucherov N. (G), Crozier M. (A),
20:00, D'Astous C. (2 min),
2nd Period (1 - 1)
00:01, Dobes J. ↓, Montembeault S. ↑,
02:43, 0 - 4, D'Astous C. (G), Kucherov N. (A),
04:44, Kucherov N. (2 min),
12:33, Xhekaj A. (2 min),
18:10, D'Astous C. (2 min),
19:06, 1 - 4, Kapanen O. (G), Suzuki N. (A), Demidov I. (A2)
3rd Period (0 - 2)
01:22, 1 - 5, Raddysh D. (G), Cirelli A. (A),
05:54, Bolduc Z. (2 min),
08:37, Xhekaj A. (2 min),
08:41, 1 - 6, Raddysh D. (G), Point B. (A),
15:16, Anderson J. (5 min),
15:16, Sabourin S. (5 min),
19:03, Lilleberg E. (2 min),
19:03, Davidson J. (2 min),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Montreal Canadiens
39.6%

Draw
22%

Tampa Bay Lightning
38.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

33.2%

20.8%

46%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.3%

20.1%

44.5%

Montreal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.42 ↓ (2.92)	4.37 ↓ (4.67)	2.48 ↑ (2.11)	4.6% (3.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

What is the prediction for Montreal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning?

Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Montreal will win (votes: 6 - 31.6%). Tampa Bay will win (votes: 7 - 36.8%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 31.6%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Tampa Bay: 15.1% – 58.5%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 4 high ROI users predict this event. Montreal (votes: 1 - 25%). Tampa Bay (votes: 1 - 25%). Tie (votes: 2 - 50%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

Watch a clash between a mid-table side and a current leader (ranked 10 and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Montreal won 2.
Montreal has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Tampa Bay is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Tampa Bay may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
There will not play in Montreal: Dach K. (Broken Leg) Guhle K. (Lower-Body Injury) Laine P. (Abdominal strain) Montembeault S. (Illness) Newhook A. (Ankle Injury)
There will not play in Tampa Bay: Cernak E. (Injury) Douglas C. (Injury) James D. (Injury) McDonagh R. (Injury) Vasilevski A. (Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Montreal won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 15 matches, and goals 51:78. (average 2.6:3.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Montreal won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 25:37. (average 2.8:4.1).

How many head-to-head matches has Montreal Canadiens won against Tampa Bay Lightning?

Montreal Canadiens has won 3 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Tampa Bay Lightning won against Montreal Canadiens?

Tampa Bay Lightning has won 8 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Montreal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning were as follows:

09.02.2025 Montreal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:5

21.01.2025 Montreal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2

29.12.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Montreal Canadiens 2:5

04.04.2024 Montreal Canadiens - Tampa Bay Lightning 4:7

02.03.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Montreal Canadiens 4:3

Latest results of Montreal Canadiens

07.12.2025 Montreal Canadiens - St. Louis Blues 3:4 ✺

06.12.2025 Toronto Maple Leafs - Montreal Canadiens 1:2 ✺

03.12.2025 Montreal Canadiens - Winnipeg Jets 3:2 ✺

02.12.2025 Montreal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators 2:5 ✺

29.11.2025 Colorado Avalanche - Montreal Canadiens 7:2 ✺

Latest results of Tampa Bay Lightning

08.12.2025 Toronto Maple Leafs - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:0 ✺

06.12.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - New York Islanders 0:2 ✺

04.12.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Pittsburgh Penguins 3:4 ✺

02.12.2025 New York Islanders - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:1 ✺

29.11.2025 New York Rangers - Tampa Bay Lightning 1:4 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	32	21	2	7	2	128:74	53
2	Dallas Stars	34	18	4	5	7	115:90	49
3	Minnesota Wild	33	13	6	5	9	99:87	43
4	Vegas Golden Knights	31	12	4	9	6	96:90	41
5	Anaheim Ducks	33	12	8	1	12	118:108	41
6	Los Angeles Kings	32	9	5	9	9	84:86	37
7	Edmonton Oilers	33	10	5	6	12	110:114	36
8	San Jose Sharks	33	8	8	3	14	96:110	35
9	Utah Mammoth	34	12	4	3	15	106:101	35
10	Winnipeg Jets	32	13	2	2	15	98:99	32
11	Chicago Blackhawks	32	12	1	6	13	91:98	32
12	St. Louis Blues	34	12	0	7	15	86:123	31
13	Seattle Kraken	30	7	5	6	12	74:93	30
14	Nashville Predators	32	9	4	4	15	92:111	30
15	Calgary Flames	33	10	3	4	16	84:97	30
16	Vancouver Canucks	32	8	4	3	17	89:112	27

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Carolina Hurricanes	32	13	8	2	9	108:90	44
2	New York Islanders	33	13	6	3	11	100:93	41
3	Washington Capitals	32	17	1	4	10	106:83	40
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	33	15	3	3	12	106:88	39
5	Detroit Red Wings	33	14	4	3	12	104:109	39
6	Philadelphia Flyers	31	9	7	6	9	92:88	38
7	Montreal Canadiens	32	10	7	4	11	105:113	38
8	Boston Bruins	33	13	6	0	14	109:105	38
9	Pittsburgh Penguins	31	13	1	9	8	99:96	37
10	New Jersey Devils	33	12	6	1	14	97:103	37
11	Florida Panthers	32	15	2	2	13	103:101	36
12	New York Rangers	34	11	5	4	14	89:92	36
13	Ottawa Senators	32	10	5	4	13	101:104	34
14	Toronto Maple Leafs	31	10	4	5	12	102:102	33
15	Buffalo Sabres	32	10	4	4	14	98:109	32
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	32	7	6	6	13	96:112	32

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