NHL Matchup Intelligence

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montréal Canadiens

December 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET · Centre Bell
TBL 4-1-0  ·  MTL 2-2-1

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Matchup: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens (Centre Bell), regular season. Montréal Canadiens record: 2-2-1. Tampa Bay Lightning record: 4-1-0. MTL last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 3-6-1, 2.6 goals for and 3.7 against per game. TBL last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 6-4-0, 2.5 goals for and 2.2 against per game.

Injury report: Florian Xhekaj (MTL) Day-To-Day; Ivan Demidov (MTL) Injured Reserve; Oliver Kapanen (MTL) Injured Reserve; Emil Lilleberg (TBL) Day-To-Day; Yanni Gourde (TBL) Injured Reserve.

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