NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montréal Canadiens overnight into Friday, March 19
00:00
Swedish time
in 131 days and 18 hours
Local time: 19:00, Thursday, March 18
Tampa Bay Lightning visit Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell overnight into Friday, March 19. The puck drops at 00:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15 games, while Canadiens are 2nd in the Atlantic with 23 points from 16. It is meeting 3 of 4 between the teams this season. 4 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Pontus Holmberg and Victor Hedman.
The Swedes in the game
#29
Pontus HolmbergRW
11 P15 games, 4 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Canadiens: 3 P in 9
#77
Victor HedmanD
6 P14 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Canadiens: 59 P in 67
#35
Dennis HildebyG
.8853 games, 2-0-0, 2.98 GAA
Last 3: 2-0-1 · vs Canadiens: 0-0-1
The teams going in
| TBL | Comparison | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Points | 23 |
| 15 | Games | 16 |
| 10-3-2 | W-L-OT | 10-3-3 |
| 3rd Atlantic | In the division | 2nd Atlantic |
| 7th | In the NHL | 6th |
| 3.73 | Goals per game | 3.56 |
| 3.07 | Against per game | 3.19 |
| +10 | Goal difference | +6 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 7-1-2 |
| W2 | Streak | W1 |
| 2-3-2 | Road / home this year | 5-2-2 |
| Back-to-back | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
MTL44 %54 wins
TBL51 %63 wins
Lightning have won 51% of the meetings.6 ties (5 %)
MTL@TBL
2–1May 4, 2026 · 6mo ago
TBL@MTLOT
1–0May 2, 2026 · 6mo ago
MTL@TBL
3–2April 30, 2026 · 6mo ago
TBL@MTL
3–2April 27, 2026 · 6mo ago
TBL@MTLOT
2–3April 25, 2026 · 6mo ago