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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Postseason

Postseason

NHLApril 26, 2026Bell Centre

LightningTampa BayTBWon

Lightning 3, Canadiens 2

Final
CanadiensMontrealMTL
Score by period
Team123T
TB0123
MTL0202

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jake Evans
  3. 0:10Jake Evans hit Zemgus Girgensons
  4. 0:15Jake Evans hit Ryan McDonagh
  5. 0:18Josh Anderson hit Erik Cernak
  6. 0:27Puck in Benches
  7. 0:27Kirby Dach faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  8. 0:36Kirby Dach Wrist Shot Wide Left
  9. 0:47Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  10. 0:50Kirby Dach hit Brayden Point
  11. 1:33Anthony Cirelli hit Lane Hutson
  12. 1:46Kaiden Guhle hit Ryan McDonagh
  13. 2:04Too many men/ice served by Juraj Slafkovský
  14. 2:04Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jake Evans
  15. 2:38Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Wide Right
  16. 2:44Brayden Point Tip-In Wide Left
  17. 2:45Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  18. 3:12Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  19. 3:14Goalie Stopped
  20. 3:14Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  21. 3:46Brayden Point shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  22. 3:54Josh Anderson hit Darren Raddysh
  23. 4:09Alexandre Carrier hit Brandon Hagel
  24. 4:28Juraj Slafkovský hit Max Crozier
  25. 4:32Off-side
  26. 4:32Alex Newhook faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  27. 4:54Yanni Gourde Snap Shot Wide Right
  28. 5:01Lane Hutson hit Anthony Cirelli
  29. 5:06Darren Raddysh hit Lane Hutson
  30. 5:17Takeaway by Jayden Struble
  31. 5:22Jayden Struble hit Gage Goncalves
  32. 5:31Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  33. 5:57Takeaway by Dominic James
  34. 6:03Ryan McDonagh Slap Shot Wide Left
  35. 6:12Ryan McDonagh hit Kirby Dach
  36. 6:17Arber Xhekaj hit Dominic James
  37. 6:29Arber Xhekaj hit Yanni Gourde
  38. 6:38Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  39. 6:40Goalie Stopped
  40. 6:40Phillip Danault faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  41. 6:42Jayden Struble Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  42. 6:57Jake Evans hit Ryan McDonagh
  43. 7:10Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  44. 7:22Max Crozier High-sticking against Phillip Danault
  45. 7:22Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  46. 7:34Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
  47. 8:07Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  48. 8:09Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  49. 8:18Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  50. 8:37Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  51. 8:39Goalie Stopped
  52. 8:39Alex Newhook faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  53. 9:00Zachary Bolduc hit Zemgus Girgensons
  54. 9:10Yanni Gourde Cross-checking against Mike Matheson
  55. 9:10Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  56. 9:15Cole Caufield Slap Shot Wide Left
  57. 9:44Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  58. 9:55Lane Hutson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  59. 9:58Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
  60. 10:04Nick Suzuki Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  61. 10:06Goalie Stopped
  62. 10:06Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  63. 10:10Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  64. 10:21Kirby Dach Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  65. 10:47Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  66. 11:06Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  67. 11:08Goalie Stopped
  68. 11:08Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
  69. 11:10Josh Anderson shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  70. 11:12Puck in Netting
  71. 11:12Alex Newhook faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  72. 11:23Darren Raddysh hit Alex Newhook
  73. 11:33Kaiden Guhle hit Anthony Cirelli
  74. 11:35Alexandre Carrier hit Jake Guentzel
  75. 11:37J.J. Moser Slap Shot Wide Right
  76. 11:39Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Short
  77. 11:43Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
  78. 11:56Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  79. 12:01Hand Pass
  80. 12:01Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  81. 12:16Off-side
  82. 12:16Nick Paul faceoff won against Kirby Dach
  83. 12:32Icing
  84. 12:32Kirby Dach faceoff won against Brayden Point
  85. 12:35J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  86. 12:37Goalie Stopped
  87. 12:37Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Brayden Point
  88. 12:52Nikita Kucherov Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  89. 12:54Goalie Stopped
  90. 12:54Brayden Point faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  91. 13:04Brayden Point Tip-In Wide Right
  92. 13:10Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  93. 13:17Mike Matheson hit Nikita Kucherov
  94. 13:47Giveaway by Phillip Danault
  95. 13:50Off-side
  96. 13:50Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dominic James
  97. 13:57Josh Anderson hit Max Crozier
  98. 14:14Gage Goncalves hit Kaiden Guhle
  99. 14:21Gage Goncalves hit Jake Evans
  100. 14:35Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
  101. 15:07Brayden Point Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  102. 15:10Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  103. 15:21Alex Newhook hit J.J. Moser
  104. 15:48Takeaway by Jayden Struble
  105. 15:58Erik Cernak hit Jayden Struble
  106. 16:02Arber Xhekaj hit Zemgus Girgensons
  107. 16:09Emil Lilleberg hit Zachary Bolduc
  108. 16:13Jayden Struble hit Nick Paul
  109. 16:28Giveaway by Nick Paul
  110. 16:42Icing
  111. 16:42Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  112. 16:58J.J. Moser Tip-In Wide Right
  113. 17:31Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  114. 17:40Kaiden Guhle hit Gage Goncalves
  115. 17:44Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  116. 17:48Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  117. 17:53Dominic James hit Kaiden Guhle
  118. 18:46Mike Matheson shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
  119. 19:04Kaiden Guhle hit Jake Guentzel
  120. 19:08Yanni Gourde hit Lane Hutson
  121. 19:19Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  122. 19:36Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  123. 19:49Lane Hutson shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  124. 19:54Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  125. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  3. 0:12Phillip Danault Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  4. 0:14Goalie Stopped
  5. 0:14Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  6. 0:23Yanni Gourde Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  7. 0:40Kaiden Guhle hit Nick Paul
  8. 0:41Josh Anderson Boarding against Ryan McDonagh served by Alexandre Texier
  9. 0:41Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  10. 1:30Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  11. 2:59Nick Paul hit Kaiden Guhle
  12. 3:04Off-side
  13. 3:04Kirby Dach faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  14. 3:22Arber Xhekaj hit Nikita Kucherov
  15. 3:47Puck Frozen - Skater
  16. 3:47Brayden Point faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  17. 3:50Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  18. 4:18Brayden Point Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  19. 4:18Brayden Point Batted Wide Right
  20. 4:21Goalie Stopped
  21. 4:21Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dominic James
  22. 4:27Gage Goncalves hit Lane Hutson
  23. 4:33Dominic James hit Kaiden Guhle
  24. 4:56Juraj Slafkovský hit Ryan McDonagh
  25. 4:59Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  26. 5:00Takeaway by Erik Cernak
  27. 5:06Kaiden Guhle hit Gage Goncalves
  28. 5:12Corey Perry hit Juraj Slafkovský
  29. 5:25Kaiden Guhle hit Corey Perry
  30. 5:47Zemgus Girgensons hit Arber Xhekaj
  31. 5:57Corey Perry Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  32. 6:36J.J. Moser shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  33. 7:08Puck in Benches
  34. 7:08Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  35. 7:21Takeaway by Cole Caufield
  36. 8:00Cole Caufield hit Ryan McDonagh
  37. 8:02Phillip Danault hit Erik Cernak
  38. 8:08Jake Evans hit Ryan McDonagh
  39. 8:30Nick Paul Snap Shot Wide Right
  40. 9:17Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
  41. 9:43Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  42. 9:57Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  43. 10:05Zachary Bolduc Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  44. 10:06Zachary Bolduc Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Kaiden Guhle (1), Alexandre Texier (2)
  45. 10:06Alex Newhook faceoff won against Dominic James
  46. 10:24Alex Newhook Hooking against Ryan McDonagh
  47. 10:24TV Timeout
  48. 10:24Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  49. 10:38Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Left
  50. 10:41Brayden Point Tip-In Wide Right
  51. 11:01Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  52. 11:11Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  53. 11:12Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  54. 11:32Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  55. 11:33Puck in Netting
  56. 11:33Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  57. 11:37Jake Guentzel hit Mike Matheson
  58. 11:43Puck in Benches
  59. 11:43Brayden Point faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  60. 12:10Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Left
  61. 12:22Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  62. 12:24Goalie Stopped
  63. 12:24Jake Guentzel Slashing against Jakub Dobes
  64. 12:24Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  65. 13:02Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Right
  66. 13:15Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  67. 13:18Goalie Stopped
  68. 13:18Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  69. 13:29Cole Caufield Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (4), Lane Hutson (2)
  70. 13:29Nick Paul faceoff won against Kirby Dach
  71. 13:38Nick Paul hit Kirby Dach
  72. 13:48Off-side
  73. 13:48Zemgus Girgensons Roughing against Kirby Dach
  74. 13:48Nick Paul Roughing against Arber Xhekaj
  75. 13:48Kirby Dach Roughing against Zemgus Girgensons
  76. 13:48Arber Xhekaj Roughing against Nick Paul
  77. 13:48Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dominic James
  78. 13:55Nick Suzuki hit Darren Raddysh
  79. 13:58Darren Raddysh Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  80. 13:58Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  81. 14:17Anthony Cirelli hit Cole Caufield
  82. 14:22Nick Suzuki hit Brandon Hagel
  83. 14:46Lane Hutson Slap Shot Wide Left
  84. 14:54Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Wide Right
  85. 15:21Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  86. 16:08Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot Wide Right
  87. 16:29Max Crozier Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  88. 16:30Goalie Stopped
  89. 16:30Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dominic James
  90. 16:37Jake Evans hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
  91. 16:40Kaiden Guhle hit J.J. Moser
  92. 17:09Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Phillip Danault
  93. 17:19Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
  94. 17:42Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  95. 17:48Max Crozier hit Juraj Slafkovský
  96. 18:02Brandon Hagel Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
  97. 18:05Mike Matheson Slashing against Brayden Point
  98. 18:05Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  99. 18:33Brandon Hagel Slashing against Jake Evans
  100. 18:33Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  101. 18:37Takeaway by Alex Newhook
  102. 19:06Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (1), Darren Raddysh (1)
  103. 19:06Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Brayden Point
  104. 19:55Max Crozier Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  105. 19:57Jake Guentzel Poke Short
  106. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:36Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  4. 0:40Puck in Crowd
  5. 0:40Dominic James faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  6. 0:51Oliver Kapanen High-sticking against Dominic James
  7. 0:51Jake Evans faceoff won against Brandon Hagel
  8. 1:22Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot Wide Right
  9. 1:40Brandon Hagel Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (4), Jake Guentzel (6)
  10. 1:40Kirby Dach faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  11. 1:47Off-side
  12. 1:47Kirby Dach faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  13. 1:52Zemgus Girgensons hit Kaiden Guhle
  14. 1:55Kirby Dach hit Erik Cernak
  15. 1:56Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  16. 2:02Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc
  17. 3:03Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
  18. 3:20Dominic James shot blocked by Jake Evans
  19. 3:50Arber Xhekaj hit Jake Guentzel
  20. 4:30Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  21. 4:49Off-side
  22. 4:49Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
  23. 4:56Mike Matheson hit Darren Raddysh
  24. 5:11Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  25. 5:26Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Mike Matheson
  26. 6:23Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  27. 6:26Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Max Crozier
  28. 6:33Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  29. 6:46Erik Cernak hit Juraj Slafkovský
  30. 6:49Nick Suzuki hit Ryan McDonagh
  31. 6:55Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot Wide Right
  32. 7:02Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  33. 7:13Ryan McDonagh hit Alexandre Carrier
  34. 7:18Nick Suzuki hit Dominic James
  35. 7:19Giveaway by Dominic James
  36. 7:23Mike Matheson Slap Shot Wide Right
  37. 7:46Zachary Bolduc hit Jake Guentzel
  38. 7:55Icing
  39. 7:55Kirby Dach faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  40. 8:20Zachary Bolduc hit Emil Lilleberg
  41. 8:30Arber Xhekaj hit Corey Perry
  42. 8:55Max Crozier Snap Shot Wide Right
  43. 8:58Jayden Struble hit Corey Perry
  44. 9:11Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot Wide Left
  45. 9:23Corey Perry Wrist Shot Wide Left
  46. 9:23Giveaway by Corey Perry
  47. 10:44Mike Matheson High-sticking against Jake Guentzel
  48. 10:44TV Timeout
  49. 10:44Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jake Evans
  50. 10:47Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Left
  51. 11:06Kaiden Guhle hit Brayden Point
  52. 11:21Takeaway by Jake Evans
  53. 11:33Jake Evans Cross-checking against Nikita Kucherov
  54. 11:33Video Review
  55. 11:33Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  56. 12:03Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  57. 12:04Corey Perry Backhand Wide Left
  58. 12:07Goalie Stopped
  59. 12:07Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  60. 12:28Giveaway by Brayden Point
  61. 12:49Corey Perry Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  62. 13:32Brandon Hagel hit Josh Anderson
  63. 13:43Ryan McDonagh hit Josh Anderson
  64. 13:45Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  65. 13:48Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
  66. 13:53Kaiden Guhle hit Gage Goncalves
  67. 14:01Yanni Gourde hit Josh Anderson
  68. 14:11Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  69. 14:26Kaiden Guhle hit Dominic James
  70. 14:41Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  71. 15:07Brandon Hagel Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Nikita Kucherov (5), J.J. Moser (2)
  72. 15:07Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Kirby Dach
  73. 15:18Puck in Crowd
  74. 15:18Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
  75. 15:45Brandon Hagel hit Alexandre Carrier
  76. 16:02Josh Anderson hit Dominic James
  77. 17:10Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Short
  78. 17:23Mike Matheson hit Nikita Kucherov
  79. 17:27Nikita Kucherov Slashing against Mike Matheson
  80. 17:27TV Timeout
  81. 17:27Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  82. 17:42Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  83. 17:44Puck in Netting
  84. 17:44Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  85. 17:53Puck Frozen - Goalie
  86. 17:53Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  87. 17:58Off-side
  88. 17:58Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  89. 18:35Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  90. 18:37Goalie Stopped
  91. 18:37Timeout - Home
  92. 18:37Phillip Danault faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  93. 18:56Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Right
  94. 19:03Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  95. 19:09Lane Hutson shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  96. 19:12Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  97. 19:31Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  98. 19:32Puck in Netting
  99. 19:32Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  100. 19:38Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  101. 19:44Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Left
  102. 19:50Cole Caufield hit Nikita Kucherov
  103. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  104. 20:00Game End

2nd

  1. 10:06TB 0, MTL 1Zachary Bolduc Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Kaiden Guhle (1), Alexandre Texier (2)
  2. 13:29TB 0, MTL 2Cole Caufield Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (4), Lane Hutson (2)
  3. 19:06TB 1, MTL 2Jake Guentzel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (1), Darren Raddysh (1)

3rd

  1. 1:40TB 2, MTL 2Brandon Hagel Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (4), Jake Guentzel (6)
  2. 15:07TB 3, MTL 2Brandon Hagel Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Nikita Kucherov (5), J.J. Moser (2)

Game leaders

LightningTampa Bay

CanadiensMontreal

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Brandon Hagel LW201021225:340.0310011127611:577:525:45
Jake Guentzel C111010222:4020.0241314124111:049:401:56
Anthony Cirelli C001023018:5841.401712100033011:261:026:30
Brayden Point C001000019:5737.5353105020111:008:570:00
Corey Perry RW00001008:500.020010201406:382:120:00
Dominic James C00-1020011:2516.7051100116011:010:240:00
Gage Goncalves C00-1030010:440.0000100114010:210:230:00
Nick Paul LW00002027:3366.701211101307:070:240:02
Nikita Kucherov RW021000222:570.0300011025113:339:240:00
Oliver Bjorkstrand RW00-102008:180.000000001108:180:000:00
Yanni Gourde C000021212:460.0120111024010:200:002:26
Zemgus Girgensons C00002128:4633.302101101506:590:001:47
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Darren Raddysh D011021225:1830011200.027115:229:540:02
Emil Lilleberg D000011013:4300010000.020011:080:022:33
Erik Cernak D000021019:3700010010.031013:070:116:19
J.J. Moser D021002019:3310010200.028116:130:003:20
Maxwell Crozier D000011211:5420001100.020011:500:010:03
Ryan McDonagh D000032020:2200010100.030013:490:046:29
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Andrei Vasilevskiy G18216.88960:000088000

Video

0:42Brandon Hagel nets go-ahead goal for Lightning0:16Andrei Vasilevskiy makes great save for Lightning0:43Brandon Hagel's power-play goal ties the score at 2-20:22Jakub Dobes pulls off spectacular save for Canadiens
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