Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning’s matchup against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday:

When: Sunday, December 28 – 5 p.m. ET
Where: Benchmark International Arena – Tampa, FL
TV coverage: The Spot – Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/Stream Now

Lines from Saturday’s game (subject to change)
Gage Goncalves – Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel – Anthony Cirelli – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Pontus Holmberg – Yanni Gourde – Zemgus Girgensons
Curits Douglas – Nick Paul – Scott Sabourin

Defensemen
JJ Moser – Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D’Astous – Max Crozier
Declan Carlile – Steven Santini

Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson

Sunday’s Matchup
The Lightning will host Montreal for the first time this season on Sunday to close their Atlantic Division back-to-back…Tampa Bay won the first matchup between the teams on Dec. 9 in Montreal 6-1 behind two goals from Darren Raddysh and 26 saves from goalie Jonas Johansson…The teams return to Tampa again on March 31 before closing the season series on April 9 in Canada…Tampa Bay holds a 62-41-17 all-time record against the Canadiens, including a 31-16-13 pace on home ice… Raddysh joins Nikita Kucherov (1-1—2) and Brayden Point (1-1—2) as the team’s co-leaders in scoring against Montreal this season…Victor Hedman is the franchise’s career offensive leader versus Montreal, scoring 10-41—51 in 52 games. Kucherov is the next active Bolt with 18-28—46 in 39 games…Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is 16-3-2 with a .931 save percentage and two shutouts over his NHL career against the Canadiens, while Johansson is 2-1-0 with a .913 save percentage with Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
2026 Stadium Series Collection
Gear up for the 2026 Stadium Series game today! Jerseys and the full merchandise collection are available now, in store at Benchmark International Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.

The Road Ahead
Wednesday, December 31 at Anaheim Ducks
Thursday, January 1 at Los Angeles Kings
Saturday, January 3 at San Jose Sharks