Lightning vs. Canadiens — December 2, 2026: preview

TBLTBL
13-4-2
W2 · L10: 6-2-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
SO
W
OT
L
Thu, Dec 3
@
Centre Bell
MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
PUCKLAB EDGETBL 56%

Matchup: Tampa Bay Lightning (13-4-2) at Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4). PuckLab Edge: Lightning, 56% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better goal differential).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
TBLMTL
Scoring & Defense
3.89GF/GP3.53
3.00GA/GP3.00
+17Goal Diff+10
Analytics
54.65v5 CF%51.4
55.45v5 xGF%50.5
.889SV%.899
48.9FO %52.4
Special Teams & Discipline
21.2PP%13.8
71.7PK%78.1
8.4PIM / GP10.6
Record Splits
5-4-2Road / Home5-2-3

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
TBL

TBL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Nikita KucherovR19820280.7054.9Brandon HagelL191311241.5559.1Jake GuentzelC191113240.9157.8John CarlsonD19610160.5156.1Brayden PointC17511160.9356.6
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Cole CaufieldR19126181.0952.5Lane HutsonD19315180.2456.9Nick SuzukiC1379160.7156.0Josh AndersonR1884121.1148.4Juraj SlafkovskýL19210120.6051.3

Team Profile

TBL
Avg Age
29.3
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
MTL
Avg Age
25.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
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