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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 2–1 on Sunday, May 3, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 48-24-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 50-26-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 4 0 5 9
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 12 8 29

Three stars

  1. J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  2. A. Newhook, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. D. James, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:39 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (1) Kaiden Guhle (3), Josh Anderson (1) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd 13:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic James (2) Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1), Gage Goncalves (2) Power play MTL 1, TBL 1
3rd 11:07 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (1) Lane Hutson (4), Kaiden Guhle (4) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 1

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 9 29
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 43 30
Blocked shots 14 15
Giveaways 12 12
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 32/60 (53.3%) 28/60 (46.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:48
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 5 0 0 14:29
14 N. Suzuki C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 3 3 0 46.2% 22:48
15 A. Newhook C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 16:09
17 J. Anderson R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 0 15:33
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 21:25
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 64% 17:56
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 57.1% 16:46
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 08:51
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 100% 11:02
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11:15
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17:50
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 25:22
21 K. Guhle D 0 2 2 +2 2 1 3 2 0 20:56
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 22:39
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 05:06
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 23:27
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 18:37
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 29 28 1 .966 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:58
17 D. James C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 0 1 50% 13:27
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 45.5% 12:38
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 50% 15:06
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 12:12
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 14:00
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 100% 16:01
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 0 21:53
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 20% 16:22
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 52.9% 17:50
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 20:16
93 G. Goncalves C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 14:33
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16:17
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 26:07
51 C. D'Astous D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 17:41
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:42
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 17:18
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 22:12
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 9 7 2 .778 57:30 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:14 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Tripping 2
2nd 05:04 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Holding 2
2nd 12:33 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Holding 2
2nd 15:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 19:53 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Delaying game 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Matt MacPherson
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Samuel Montembeault, Joseph Veleno, Oliver Kapanen, Arber Xhekaj, Adam Engstrom
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Pontus Holmberg, Max Crozier, Declan Carlile, Conor Geekie

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 3

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres Postponed Playoffs Game page
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche Postponed Playoffs Game page
Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights Postponed Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Colorado Avalanche 9 Final Playoffs Game page

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