Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1

# Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 — Montréal Canadiens 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 1. Final.

Three stars

- 1. J. Dobes (MTL)

- 2. A. Vasilevskiy (TBL)

- 3. C. Caufield (MTL) (1G, 1A)

Goal summary

- 1st 12:25 — J. Slafkovský, Canadiens (I. Demidov, C. Caufield) PPG. Score now 1-0.

- 1st 13:41 — J. Guentzel, Lightning (Z. Girgensons, R. McDonagh). Score now 1-1.

- 2nd 12:49 — C. Caufield, Canadiens (J. Slafkovský, M. Matheson). Score now 2-1.

- 3rd 17:54 — M. Matheson, Canadiens SHG EN. Score now 3-1.

- 3rd 18:54 — N. Suzuki, Canadiens EN. Score now 4-1.

Goalies

- A. Vasilevskiy (Lightning): 19 SV on 21 SH, 2 GA, 90.5 SV%, 57:40 TOI. Decision: L.

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 36 SV on 37 SH, 1 GA, 97.3 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: Benchmark International Arena

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025021180)