Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 1
On the ice
MTL shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| TB | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
In net
Jakub Dobes20/23 SV, .870
Andrei Vasilevskiy15/19 SV, .789| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Who won: Canadiens 4-3
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in East 1st Round Game 1 on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Juraj Slafkovsky led the Canadiens in goals (3). Brandon Hagel led the Lightning in goals (2).
Play by play
- End of the overtime
- End of the overtime
- GOALOT 1:22
Goal! Snap shot
Juraj Slafkovsky
Juraj Slafkovský Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (1), Nick Suzuki (2)
MTL 4 - 3 TB - OT 0:59
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
- OT 0:56
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
- OT 0:36TO
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
- OT 0:13TO
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
- OT 0:00
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
- Start of the overtime
- End of the 3rd period
- P3 0:21
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- P3 0:21FLAG
Jake Guentzel High-sticking against Kaiden Guhle (2 min)
- P3 0:29
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Ivan Demidov
- P3 0:37
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Wide Left
- P3 0:43
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- P3 1:00
Brayden Point shot blocked by Mike Matheson
- P3 1:07
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Left
- P3 1:09
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
- P3 1:20TO
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
- P3 1:49
Nick Paul hit Jayden Struble
- P3 2:02
Darren Raddysh hit Phillip Danault
- P3 2:22
Phillip Danault hit J.J. Moser
- P3 2:24
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
- P3 2:26
Josh Anderson hit J.J. Moser
- P3 2:27
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Josh Anderson
Leaders
MTLTB 
