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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1–0 in overtime on Friday, May 1, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 50-26-6
at Montreal Canadiens 0 48-24-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 7 12 5 33
Montreal Canadiens 7 10 9 4 30

Three stars

  1. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  2. J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  3. G. Goncalves, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
OT 09:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves (1) Dominic James (1), Brandon Hagel (2) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 0

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 33 30
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 38 49
Blocked shots 13 22
Giveaways 17 20
Takeaways 6 3
Faceoffs won 23/47 (48.9%) 24/47 (51.1%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:43
17 D. James C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 100% 13:36
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 55.6% 12:25
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 60% 17:21
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 12:24
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 12:44
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:53
38 B. Hagel L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 1 50% 29:05
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 16.7% 20:55
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 54.5% 23:11
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 22:50
93 G. Goncalves C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 15:26
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 21:52
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 28:11
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 2 18:29
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 16:26
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 23:10
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 25:34
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 30 30 0 1.000 69:03 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 05:39
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 19:41
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 60% 24:55
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 25% 14:31
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 18:53
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 22:31
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 53.8% 19:31
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 53.8% 16:08
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 15:39
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 12:09
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 1 17:05
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 17:38
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 28:47
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 2 24:14
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 24:29
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 12:53
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 30:46
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 1 11:46
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 33 32 1 .970 69:03 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel High sticking 2
2nd 06:14 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier High sticking 2
2nd 16:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Slashing 2
3rd 05:11 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Slashing 2
3rd 11:27 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble Roughing 2
3rd 11:27 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Roughing 2
3rd 16:42 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov Interference goalkeeper 2
OT 05:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Tripping 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Francis Charron
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Jesse Marquis
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Pontus Holmberg, Max Crozier, Declan Carlile, Conor Geekie
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Samuel Montembeault, Joseph Veleno, Noah Dobson, Oliver Kapanen, Adam Engstrom

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 May 1

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings Postponed Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Utah Mammoth 1 Final Playoffs Game page

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