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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Sunday, April 26, 2026 on the road.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 10 4 20
Montreal Canadiens 9 5 4 18

Three stars

  1. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  2. J. Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. K. Guhle, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 10:06 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc (1) Kaiden Guhle (1), Alexandre Texier (2) Even strength TBL 0, MTL 1
2nd 13:29 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (1) Nick Suzuki (4), Lane Hutson (2) Power play TBL 0, MTL 2
2nd 19:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (1) J.J. Moser (1), Darren Raddysh (1) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 2
3rd 01:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (5) Nikita Kucherov (4), Jake Guentzel (6) Power play TBL 2, MTL 2
3rd 15:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (6) Nikita Kucherov (5), J.J. Moser (2) Even strength TBL 3, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 20 18
Power play 1 of 7 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 16 18
Hits 28 50
Blocked shots 14 13
Giveaways 15 4
Takeaways 5 7
Faceoffs won 20/57 (35.1%) 37/57 (64.9%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 08:50
17 D. James C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 16.7% 11:25
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 66.7% 07:33
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 37.5% 19:57
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 08:18
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 33.3% 08:46
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 12:46
38 B. Hagel L 2 0 2 +1 2 3 2 1 1 25:34
59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 +1 2 2 1 0 0 20% 22:40
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 0 41.4% 18:58
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 22:57
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 10:44
24 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 11:54
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 20:22
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 2 1 0 25:18
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:43
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:37
90 J. Moser D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 2 0 19:33
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 18 16 2 .889 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 1 19:03
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 4 4 0 70% 22:23
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 66.7% 15:47
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 13:18
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 18:46
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 61.5% 15:02
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 62.5% 15:49
76 Z. Bolduc R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 11:53
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 0 0 66.7% 09:51
85 A. Texier L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 12:44
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 07:32
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:29
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 3 2 0 23:08
21 K. Guhle D 0 1 1 0 0 1 11 2 0 22:48
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 21:24
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 09:24
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 3 0 26:15
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 6 0 0 08:18
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 20 17 3 .850 58:17 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:04 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 07:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Max Crozier High sticking 2
1st 09:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Cross checking 2
2nd 00:41 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Boarding 2
2nd 10:24 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook Hooking 2
2nd 12:24 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Slashing 2
2nd 13:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons Roughing 2
2nd 13:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Roughing 2
2nd 13:48 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Roughing 2
2nd 13:48 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2
2nd 13:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 18:05 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Slashing 2
2nd 18:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Slashing 2
3rd 00:51 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen High sticking 2
3rd 10:44 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson High sticking 2
3rd 11:33 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Cross checking 2
3rd 17:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Jonny Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Pontus Holmberg, Declan Carlile, 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 26

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

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