Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens — April 9, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on April 9, 2026. The Montreal Canadiens controlled play with 71.1% Corsi and generated 1.42 expected goals compared to 0.31 from the Tampa Bay Lightning at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Montreal Canadiens created 4 high-danger scoring chances compared to 2 from the Tampa Bay Lightning at 5-on-5. Juraj Slafkovský was the most dangerous skater with 0.36 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Montreal Canadiens outshot the Tampa Bay Lightning 21-18 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens progressed on Apr 9, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

TBL1 - 2MTL

Apr 9, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
MTL	P1	27	7	79.4	21	4	84.0	8	3	72.7	17	4	81.0	3	0	100.0	1.45	0.34	80.9	0	0	—
	P2	20	10	66.7	12	8	60.0	8	7	53.3	14	6	70.0	1	1	50.0	0.80	0.54	59.5	1	0	100.0
	P3	12	19	38.7	10	15	40.0	5	8	38.5	7	12	36.8	2	2	50.0	0.70	0.97	41.9	1	1	50.0
	Total	59	36	62.1	43	27	61.4	21	18	53.8	38	22	63.3	6	3	66.7	2.95	1.86	61.4	2	1	66.7
TBL	P1	7	27	20.6	4	21	16.0	3	8	27.3	4	17	19.0	0	3	0.0	0.34	1.45	19.1	0	0	—
	P2	10	20	33.3	8	12	40.0	7	8	46.7	6	14	30.0	1	1	50.0	0.54	0.80	40.5	0	1	0.0
	P3	19	12	61.3	15	10	60.0	8	5	61.5	12	7	63.2	2	2	50.0	0.97	0.70	58.1	1	1	50.0
	Total	36	59	37.9	27	43	38.6	18	21	46.2	22	38	36.7	3	6	33.3	1.86	2.95	38.6	1	2	33.3

Win Probability

MTL Favored

TBL Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

TBL Attempts

MTL Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

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Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (MTL) performed against every skater on the away team (TBL) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = MTL players, Columns = TBL players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the MTL player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

MTL ↓ / TBL →	Guentzel	Cirelli	Gourde	Point	Girgensons	Goncalves	Paul	Pelletier	Kucherov	Perry	Bjorkstrand	McDonagh	Cernak	Moser	Lilleberg	Raddysh	D'Astous	Carlile
Suzuki	84	93	73	75	83	71	50	—	71	50	69	82	80	75	78	60	100	75
Evans	33	100	67	50	50	100	33	33	56	33	—	50	50	100	0	50	25	100
Newhook	67	90	67	80	100	100	100	0	67	—	100	100	75	78	100	0	100	80
Veleno	50	100	33	75	50	50	33	25	67	33	—	50	50	75	0	67	0	100
Danault	67	75	100	71	100	100	100	100	70	50	75	100	—	75	100	67	75	75
Dach	75	86	50	100	100	67	100	—	50	0	100	100	75	57	83	—	100	50
Kapanen	88	75	75	100	100	75	—	100	0	—	100	89	89	75	100	—	—	0
Slafkovský	82	93	67	83	83	71	50	—	75	50	70	81	76	69	78	50	100	75
Texier	60	75	33	83	100	67	—	100	60	0	100	75	60	75	100	0	0	75
Demidov	92	86	57	100	83	75	—	100	67	—	100	82	82	88	83	—	—	67
Caufield	88	93	73	83	83	71	50	—	75	50	70	81	80	75	78	50	100	75
Anderson	100	100	60	100	50	50	33	40	80	40	100	75	75	67	0	100	33	100
Hutson	80	94	63	82	86	67	50	0	86	40	82	82	77	75	70	33	67	88
Matheson	57	80	100	67	100	100	75	50	70	60	67	100	100	77	100	60	67	73
Dobson	71	80	67	57	100	67	100	100	58	40	0	100	100	70	83	57	67	50
Struble	100	100	89	100	89	50	40	0	100	33	79	86	83	50	67	75	67	100
Engstrom	67	50	75	100	50	67	0	67	33	0	67	71	71	0	0	100	50	—
Xhekaj	67	33	50	100	50	67	0	60	0	0	100	71	71	0	0	—	0	—