The NHL Belt · rivalry
Montréal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
22Belt meetings
4Canadiens wins
18Lightning wins
11Title changes
Montréal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 22 times with the NHL belt on the line, from March 3, 1993 to December 17, 2022. The belt changed hands in 11 of those games. Tampa Bay Lightning lead the belt series 18–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,355 | Mar 3, 1993 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Title change |
| 5,940 | Jan 26, 1999 | Montréal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 | Title change |
| 6,341 | Dec 12, 2002 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 | Title change |
| 6,393 | Apr 2, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 | Defense |
| 6,862 | Jan 27, 2009 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 | Defense |
| 7,318 | Apr 1, 2014 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Title change |
| 7,414 | May 1, 2015 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 (2OT) Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,415 | May 3, 2015 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 6–2 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,416 | May 6, 2015 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,417 | May 7, 2015 | Montréal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,418 | May 9, 2015 | Montréal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,419 | May 12, 2015 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,675 | Mar 10, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (SO) | Defense |
| 7,832 | Dec 28, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 | Defense |
| 7,835 | Jan 2, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 | Defense |
| 7,934 | Jun 28, 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1 Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,935 | Jun 30, 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,936 | Jul 2, 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,937 | Jul 5, 2021 | Montréal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (OT) Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,938 | Jul 7, 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0 Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,969 | Dec 28, 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 (OT) | Title change |
| 8,071 | Dec 17, 2022 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1 | Defense |