Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 1
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet
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).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | 1:36 | 3:29 | 12:30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 42.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Conor GeekieC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 10:10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:43 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 10:04 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 | 0:14 | 3:02 | 14:19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:57 | 7:29 | 0:52 | 14:36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25:27 | 5:14 | 4:36 | 15:37 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dominic JamesC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 17:38 | 7:40 | 0:00 | 9:58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick PaulLW | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 13:32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey PerryRW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:30 | 7:28 | 0:00 | 11:02 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik CernakD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20:53 | 0:07 | 5:44 | 15:02 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 9:22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil LillebergD | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 16:14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21:19 | 0:00 | 5:55 | 15:24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. MoserD | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 22:12 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 20:35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 23:55 | 7:35 | 0:00 | 16:20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .789 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 61:22 | 0 | 0 |
