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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Playoffs Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 on the road.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 6 12 6 24
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 15 17 40

Three stars

  1. A. Texier, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  2. D. James, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  3. L. Hutson, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:00 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (1) Alex Newhook (1) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd 06:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic James (1) Gage Goncalves (1), Yanni Gourde (1) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 1
2nd 07:00 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach (2) Zachary Bolduc (3), Kaiden Guhle (2) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 1
2nd 17:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (2) Unassisted Even strength MTL 2, TBL 2
3rd 01:06 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier (2) Lane Hutson (3), Nick Suzuki (5) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 24 40
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 37 23
Blocked shots 16 18
Giveaways 11 18
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 33/50 (66%) 17/50 (34%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 3 0 06:48
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:13
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 0 75% 20:42
15 A. Newhook C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 14:35
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 15:32
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 19:27
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 60% 19:40
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 85.7% 15:14
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 3 0 13:26
77 K. Dach C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 3 2 60% 11:46
85 A. Texier L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 1 13:40
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 11:07
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 4 27:54
21 K. Guhle D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 4 0 21:41
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 23:27
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 10:23
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 1 23:31
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 09:54
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 40 38 2 .950 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 06:55
14 C. Geekie C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 05:04
17 D. James C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 2 13:14
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 45.5% 21:17
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 3 14:47
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 07:21
37 Y. Gourde C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 40% 14:23
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 23:12
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 20% 22:11
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 50% 20:49
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 21:44
93 G. Goncalves C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 13:51
24 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 17:40
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 16:23
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 +1 0 6 5 1 25:26
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 15:47
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 15:56
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 5 20:33
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 24 21 3 .875 57:27 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh High sticking double minor 4
1st 13:06 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 17:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Holding the stick 2
1st 17:52 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Holding 2
2nd 01:13 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 04:17 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Furman South, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Kilian McNamara
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Samuel Montembeault, Joseph Veleno, Noah Dobson, Oliver Kapanen, Adam Engstrom
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Nick Paul, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Pontus Holmberg, 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 29

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche Postponed Playoffs Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page

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