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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime on Sunday, April 19, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 48-24-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 1 1 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 4 5 8 2 19
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 7 7 0 23

Three stars

  1. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (3 goals)
  2. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  3. N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:24 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson (1) Alexandre Carrier (1), Mike Matheson (1) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd 12:15 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (1) Nikita Kucherov (1), Jake Guentzel (1) Power play MTL 1, TBL 1
2nd 12:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (1) Jake Guentzel (2), Ryan McDonagh (1) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 2
2nd 19:36 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (1) Ivan Demidov (1), Cole Caufield (1) Power play MTL 2, TBL 2
3rd 05:56 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (2) Cole Caufield (2), Nick Suzuki (1) Power play MTL 3, TBL 2
3rd 08:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (2) Jake Guentzel (3), Nikita Kucherov (2) Power play MTL 3, TBL 3
OT 01:22 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (3) Lane Hutson (1), Nick Suzuki (2) Power play MTL 4, TBL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 19 23
Power play 3 of 5 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 14
Hits 42 44
Blocked shots 17 10
Giveaways 16 9
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 36/59 (61%) 23/59 (39%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 C. Caufield R 0 2 2 -1 0 2 2 1 0 21:11
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 -1 0 0 1 1 0 71.4% 22:58
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 28.6% 16:23
17 J. Anderson R 1 0 1 +1 4 1 4 1 0 14:47
20 J. Slafkovský L 3 0 3 -1 2 7 2 0 3 21:11
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 55.6% 13:19
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 60% 15:16
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 09:10
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 10:58
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 100% 10:32
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 08:25
93 I. Demidov R 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 16:34
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 6 0 22:56
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 1 0 21:21
45 A. Carrier D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 2 0 18:36
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:33
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 29:00
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 10:59
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 23 20 3 .870 61:13 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 08:42
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 08:12
17 D. James C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25% 07:18
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 53.3% 13:47
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 18:30
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:42
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17:35
38 B. Hagel L 2 0 2 +1 2 3 1 0 1 50% 25:27
59 J. Guentzel C 0 3 3 +1 2 4 0 0 0 25% 22:57
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 6 1 0 42.1% 17:35
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 -1 2 5 2 0 0 17:38
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:43
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 1 0 21:19
43 D. Raddysh D 1 0 1 -1 0 6 4 0 1 23:55
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:35
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 17:27
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 1 0 20:53
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 22:12
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 19 15 4 .789 61:22 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:37 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 14:37 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook Tripping 2
1st 17:37 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Interference 2
1st 19:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Interference 2
1st 19:47 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle High sticking double minor 4
2nd 00:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov High sticking 2
2nd 08:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Roughing 2
2nd 08:10 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Roughing 2
2nd 10:55 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Charging 2
2nd 18:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Conor Geekie High sticking 2
3rd 04:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli Interference 2
3rd 07:28 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Slashing 2
3rd 19:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel High sticking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Julien Fournier
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Joseph Veleno, Noah Dobson, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Pontus Holmberg, Max Crozier, Declan Carlile

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 19

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Utah Mammoth 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Playoffs Game page

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