The Canadiens (1-0-1) host the Lightning (2-1-0) on Mar 18, 2027, 7:00 PM ET.




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Goals a game by period, regular season (a shootout is not a period; overtime is per game played). The number on top is goals for, under it goals against. TB: 3 from 2026–27, 7 from 2025–26. MTL: 2 from 2026–27, 8 from 2025–26.
The starter is not confirmed. This is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who started TB's last game, going into this one.
| Start | Rest before | Shots against | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 vs PHI | 1 day | 14 | 13 |
| Oct 3 vs WSH | 1 day | 20 | 19 |
| Oct 1 @ NYR | 150 days | 24 | 20 |
| May 3 vs MTL | 1 day | 9 | 7 |
| May 1 @ MTL | 1 day | 30 | 30 |
The starter is not confirmed. This is Jakub Dobes, who started MTL's last game, going into this one.
| Start | Rest before | Shots against | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 @ PIT | 3 days | 30 | 24 |
| Sep 29 @ TOR | 122 days | 27 | 25 |
| May 29 @ CAR | 1 day | 29 | 24 |
| May 27 vs CAR | 1 day | 43 | 40 |
| May 25 vs CAR | 1 day | 39 | 36 |
Current report — a live snapshot, not what it said the day this game was played.
Times are when the report changed on our end, last 30 days.
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Each square is 10 feet of the offensive half, goal at the right, shaded by attempts (shots on goal, misses and blocks) from there; both teams share one scale. A volt dot marks where goals came from. Last 10 games for each team, regular season and playoffs, from our stored play-by-play.
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shots faced (darker = more)goals against (squares with 17+)
| Distance from the net | Shots | Goals | Save % | League | Compared with the league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point blank10 ft or less | 484 | 67 | .862 | ||
| Close10–25 ft | 790 | 113 | .857 | ||
| Mid-range25–40 ft | 956 | 85 | .911 | ||
| Long40 ft and out | 1271 | 27 | .979 | ||
| League = every goalie in a complete game, 148,981 shots on goal. * under 25 shots. | |||||
Counts games he played start to finish: the play-by-play names the goalie on a save but not on a goal, so a goal can be placed only when he was the only one in net (empty-net goals and the shootout are left out). Save percentage is saves over shots on goal; a square or row with few shots swings widely. Where shots came from, not a forecast.
Tap or hover a square for its shots, goals and save percentage.
shots faced (darker = more)goals against (squares with 12+)
| Distance from the net | Shots | Goals | Save % | League | Compared with the league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point blank10 ft or less | 329 | 56 | .830 | ||
| Close10–25 ft | 476 | 71 | .851 | ||
| Mid-range25–40 ft | 591 | 55 | .907 | ||
| Long40 ft and out | 806 | 19 | .976 | ||
| League = every goalie in a complete game, 148,981 shots on goal. * under 25 shots. | |||||
Counts games he played start to finish: the play-by-play names the goalie on a save but not on a goal, so a goal can be placed only when he was the only one in net (empty-net goals and the shootout are left out). Save percentage is saves over shots on goal; a square or row with few shots swings widely. Where shots came from, not a forecast.
No props posted for this game yet. Books post NHL props the morning of the game; see the full props board.
| Measure | TB | MTL | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shot attempts and shots | |||
| Shot-attempt share | 49.6%#17 of 32 | 51.1%#12 of 32 | 49.8% |
| Even-strength attempt share | 50.7%#13 of 32 | 51.1%#12 of 32 | 49.8% |
| Shots-on-goal share | 52.8%#10 of 32 | 46.8%#24 of 32 | 49.9% |
| Attempts for per game | 54.4#21 of 32 | 56.2#16 of 32 | 56.5 |
| Attempts against per game | 55.3#20 of 32 | 53.7#22 of 32 | 56.8 |
| Special teams | |||
| Power play | 3.3%#32 of 321 goals on 30 chances | 11.1%#26 of 324 goals on 36 chances | 21.1% |
| Power plays per game | 3.00#10 of 32 | 3.60#1 of 32 | 2.77 |
| Penalty kill | 87.5%#8 of 3228 of 32 killed | 88.0%#6 of 3222 of 25 killed | 78.9% |
| Times shorthanded per game | 3.20#3 of 32 | 2.50#22 of 32 | 2.76 |
Last 10 games counted back from each team's latest regular-season game. TB: 10 games, 7 from 2025–26. MTL: 10 games, 8 from 2025–26. Rank 1 is the highest in the league, even for attempts against, and a rank is a place, not a grade. Attempts are goals, saves, misses and blocked shots from the play-by-play (even strength means neither team on a power play); a game it did not cover is left out. Past games, not a forecast.
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 20:49 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 20:19 |
| Darren Raddysh | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 22:45 |
| Brandon Hagel | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 20:46 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19:00 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 17:57 |
| Gage Goncalves | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15:47 |
| Brayden Point | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 18:35 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18:12 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17:20 |
| Corey Perry | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 11:58 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14:32 |
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | 15 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 20:40 |
| Cole Caufield | 15 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 18:12 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 15 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 19:55 |
| Ivan Demidov | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 16:03 |
| Lane Hutson | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 24:10 |
| Alex Newhook | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 14:34 |
| Mike Matheson | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22:24 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18:50 |
| Jake Evans | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15:41 |
| Zack Bolduc | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14:08 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13:03 |
| Jayden Struble | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14:59 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | MTL+1 | +1 | ||
| May 1, 2026 | TB+1 | +1 | ||
| Apr 29, 2026 | MTL+1 | +1 | ||
| Apr 26, 2026 | TB+1 | +1 | ||
| Apr 24, 2026 | MTL+1 | +1 | ||
| Apr 21, 2026 | TB+1 | +1 | ||
| Apr 19, 2026 | MTL+1 | +1 | ||
| Apr 9, 2026 | MTL+1 | +1 | ||
| Mar 31, 2026 | MTL+3 | +3 |
| Date | Road | Home | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | TB+1 | +1 |
From box scores and play-by-play. Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. The goalie shown is the one who started the team's last game; the starter for this game is not confirmed. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
| Measure | TB51-25-6 · last 82 games | MTL48-23-11 · last 82 games | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd period goals against | 0.83#31 of 32 | 1.15#5 of 32 | 1.04 |
| Games past regulation | 19.5%#27 of 32 | 30.5%#4 of 32 | 24.8% |
| Attempts against per game | 53.2#30 of 32 | 60.2#10 of 32 | 58.2 |
| Share of all attempts | 52.9%#4 of 32 | 48.2%#24 of 32 | 50.0% |
| Share of all shots | 52.0%#7 of 32 | 48.6%#23 of 32 | 50.0% |
| Penalty-kill percentage | 82.1%#5 of 32 | 77.9%#19 of 32 | 78.9% |
The 6 measures where these two sit furthest apart among the league's 32 ranked teams, over each team's last 82 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026). Rank 1 = highest in the league, even for points allowed. A rank says where a number sits, not which side it points to.