Final · December 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MTL 35 — TBL 21 · Benchmark International Arena
Three stars
- 1★
N. KucherovTBL · R · 2B 0A - 2★
J. SlafkovskýMTL · L · 2B 1A - 3★
G. GoncalvesTBL · C · 0B 2A
MTLGame statsTBL 
- 35Shots on goal21
- 63 %Faceoff win %37 %
- 0/4Power play0/1
- 7Penalty minutes13
- 26Hits17
- 11Blocked shots23
- 13Giveaways18
- 8Takeaways3
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 11 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| TBL | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Season seriesMTL 2 – 2 TBL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← MTL 4 / 35 / 604 / 21 / 34 TBL →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
2nd period
- Nikita KucherovTBL · 02:28Assists : Gage Goncalves0 – 1▶ Watch
- Nikita KucherovTBL · 12:11Assists : Brayden Point, Gage Goncalves0 – 2▶ Watch
Nick PaulTBL · 14:49Assists : Oliver Bjorkstrand, Maxim Groshev0 – 3▶ Watch
3rd period
Ivan DemidovMTL · 01:06Assists : Juraj Slafkovský, Noah Dobson1 – 3▶ Watch
Pontus HolmbergTBL · 01:40Assists : Oliver Bjorkstrand, Charle-Edouard D'Astous1 – 4▶ Watch- Juraj SlafkovskýMTL · 09:16Assists : Oliver Kapanen2 – 4▶ Watch
Noah DobsonMTL · 12:17Assists : Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson3 – 4▶ Watch- Juraj SlafkovskýMTL · 19:56Assists : Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson4 – 4▶ Watch
Shootout
- Gage GoncalvesTBL · 00:004 – 5
Penalties
1st period
- 03:50TBLMax Crozier — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
- 12:15TBLNick Paul — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
- 16:46MTLArber Xhekaj — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Scott Sabourin
- 16:46TBLScott Sabourin — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Arber Xhekaj
- 18:07TBLCharle-Edouard D'Astous — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Phillip Danault
2nd period
- 03:54MTLAlexandre Texier — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Declan Carlile
- 12:19TBLNikita Kucherov — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Alexandre Texier
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:42 |
| C. CaufieldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:42 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:43 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 16:17 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20:27 |
| P. DanaultC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 16:52 |
| S. BlaisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:22 |
| Z. BolducR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16:48 |
| A. TexierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:34 |
| J. VelenoC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 09:43 |
| O. KapanenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16:20 |
| I. DemidovR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18:26 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26:37 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:56 |
| J. StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:51 |
| L. HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28:13 |
| N. DobsonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27:29 |
| A. XhekajD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 07:15 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Fowler(O) | 17/21 | 81.0 % | 63:43 |
| S. Montembeault | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. PaulL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:05 |
| B. PointC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 |
| O. BjorkstrandR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:27 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 14:52 |
| P. HolmbergR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:25 |
| Y. GourdeC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 15:46 |
| B. HagelL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 21:25 |
| S. SabourinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 02:20 |
| J. GuentzelC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 |
| A. CirelliC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 18:06 |
| N. KucherovR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19:48 |
| G. GoncalvesC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13:51 |
| M. CrozierD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 23:41 |
| D. RaddyshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:44 |
| C. D'AstousD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17:38 |
| M. GroshevD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:03 |
| D. CarlileD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 20:01 |
| J. MoserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:28 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Johansson(W) | 31/35 | 88.6 % | 65:00 |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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