Sunday, April 26, 2026
- Expected goals, TBL–MTL
- 3.7–2.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 43.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 20–18
- TBL–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Lightning won 3-2 and earned it, out-chancing the Canadiens 3.7 to 2.7 in expected goals. The Lightning came back from two goals down. Kaiden Guhle threw 11 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. Brandon Hagel has scored in 4 straight games.
- Kaiden GuhlePhysical
Kaiden Guhle threw 11 hits, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 12 points in 43 games this season. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Lightning.
- Brandon HagelStreak
Brandon Hagel has scored in 4 straight games. He scored twice. He played 25:34, about 6 minutes over his average. It finished 3-2 for the Lightning.
- Jake GuentzelStreak
Jake Guentzel has a point in 6 straight games. That was his 39th goal of the season. He played 22:40 and had two shots on goal. The Lightning beat the Canadiens 3-2.
- Brayden PointVolume
Brayden Point had 9 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.9 attempts a game. It finished 3-2 for the Lightning.
- Nick SuzukiVolume
Nick Suzuki had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.6. The Canadiens lost 3-2 to the Lightning.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagel L | 25:34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.52 | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Darren Raddysh D | 25:18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 77 |
| Nikita Kucherov R | 22:57 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Jake Guentzel C | 22:40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.89 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | 20:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| Brayden Point C | 19:57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| Erik Cernak D | 19:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| J.J. Moser D | 19:33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| Anthony Cirelli C | 18:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | 41 |
| Emil Lilleberg D | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| Yanni Gourde C | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Max Crozier D | 11:54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 89 |
| Dominic James C | 11:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Gage Goncalves C | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Corey Perry R | 8:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | 8:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | 8:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Nick Paul L | 7:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 26:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 3 | 68 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 22:48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 11 | 2 | 63 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 22:23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.94 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 21:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Cole Caufield R | 19:03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.37 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 18:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.57 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Jake Evans C | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 54 |
| Alex Newhook C | 15:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 15:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Phillip Danault C | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Josh Anderson R | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 81 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 12:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 11:53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Kirby Dach C | 9:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Jayden Struble D | 9:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 8:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 72 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 7:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
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