NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montréal Canadiens overnight into Thursday, December 3
01:30
Swedish time
in 24 days and 10 hours
Local time: 19:30, Wednesday, December 2
Tampa Bay Lightning visit Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell overnight into Thursday, December 3. The puck drops at 01:30 Swedish time, which is 19:30 at the arena.
Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 24 points from 16 games, while Canadiens are 2nd in the Atlantic with 25 points from 17. It is meeting 1 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 P16 games, 4 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Canadiens: 3 P in 9
#77
Victor HedmanD
6 P15 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Canadiens: 59 P in 67
#35
Dennis HildebyG
.8804 games, 3-0-0, 2.95 GAA
Last 4: 3-0-1 · vs Canadiens: 0-0-1
The teams going in
| TBL | Comparison | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Points | 25 |
| 16 | Games | 17 |
| 11-3-2 | W-L-OT | 11-3-3 |
| 3rd Atlantic | In the division | 2nd Atlantic |
| 6th | In the NHL | 5th |
| 3.75 | Goals per game | 3.59 |
| 3.06 | Against per game | 3.12 |
| +11 | Goal difference | +8 |
| 7-1-2 | Last 10 | 8-0-2 |
| W3 | Streak | W2 |
| 3-3-2 | Road / home this year | 5-2-2 |
| 3 days | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 8, 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