Canadiens vs. Lightning — April 8, 2027: preview

MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
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OT
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W
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W
Thu, Apr 8
@
Benchmark International Arena
TBLTBL
13-4-2
W2 · L10: 6-2-2
W
W
L
W
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SO
W
OT
L
PUCKLAB EDGETBL 61%

Matchup: Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (13-4-2). PuckLab Edge: Lightning, 61% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better goal differential).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
MTLTBL
Scoring & Defense
3.53GF/GP3.89
3.00GA/GP3.00
+10Goal Diff+17
Analytics
51.45v5 CF%54.6
50.55v5 xGF%55.4
.899SV%.889
52.4FO %48.9
Special Teams & Discipline
13.8PP%21.2
78.1PK%71.7
10.6PIM / GP8.4
Record Splits
7-1-1Road / Home8-0-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

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

TBL Top Skaters

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

Team Profile

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