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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime on Friday, April 24, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 50-26-6
at Montreal Canadiens 3 48-24-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 7 4 0 17
Montreal Canadiens 7 13 8 1 29

Three stars

  1. L. Hutson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  2. K. Dach, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:53 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier (1) Zachary Bolduc (1), Kirby Dach (1) Even strength TBL 0, MTL 1
1st 07:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (1) Jake Guentzel (5), Nikita Kucherov (3) Power play TBL 1, MTL 1
2nd 04:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (4) Unassisted Even strength TBL 2, MTL 1
2nd 12:43 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach (1) Arber Xhekaj (1) Even strength TBL 2, MTL 2
OT 02:09 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson (2) Alexandre Texier (1), Zachary Bolduc (2) Even strength TBL 2, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 17 29
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 14 16
Hits 31 36
Blocked shots 14 19
Giveaways 9 17
Takeaways 8 3
Faceoffs won 26/48 (54.2%) 22/48 (45.8%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:32
17 D. James C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 12:20
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 100% 07:58
21 B. Point C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 0 1 66.7% 18:22
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 13:18
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 44.4% 16:08
38 B. Hagel L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 24:58
46 S. Sabourin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 03:44
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 20% 24:17
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 60.9% 17:52
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 20:35
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 16:04
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:12
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 26:17
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 2 0 11:20
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 1 1 0 14:27
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 3 0 17:54
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 25:27
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 29 26 3 .897 62:09 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 17:37
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 35.7% 21:11
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 55.6% 17:51
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 14:51
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:08
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 20% 15:18
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 66.7% 16:18
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 2 2 +3 0 3 1 2 0 12:19
77 K. Dach C 1 1 2 +3 2 2 1 0 0 42.9% 11:32
85 A. Texier L 1 1 2 +3 0 1 1 0 0 11:29
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:35
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 17:32
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 24:36
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 21:44
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 23:25
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 0 0 09:58
48 L. Hutson D 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 26:40
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 8 0 0 10:40
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 17 15 2 .882 61:34 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:06 Montreal Canadiens Jakub Dobes Tripping 2
1st 08:12 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Tripping 2
1st 12:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Tripping 2
1st 19:11 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Hooking 2
2nd 04:47 Montreal Canadiens Jakub Dobes Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 04:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 09:59 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov High sticking 2
2nd 14:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Holding the stick 2
2nd 16:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Hooking 2
2nd 19:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh High sticking 2
3rd 08:50 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson High sticking 2
3rd 16:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Roughing 2
3rd 16:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons Roughing 2
3rd 16:02 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Roughing 2
3rd 16:02 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Chris Rooney, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
James Tobias, Devin Berg
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Oliver Bjorkstrand, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Pontus Holmberg, Max Crozier, Conor Geekie
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Joseph Veleno, Noah Dobson, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher

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 24

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Anaheim Ducks 7 Final Playoffs Game page

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