Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 2

NHL

Canadiens

48-24-10, 106 PTS

2-3

Final/OT

Lightning

50-26-6, 106 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MTL shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
MTL	12	9	6	0	27
TB	6	11	8	9	34

In net

Jakub Dobes31/34 SV, .912

Andrei Vasilevskiy25/27 SV, .926

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	1	0	0	2
TB	1	0	1	1	3

Who won: Lightning 3-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime in East 1st Round Game 2 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Brandon Hagel led the Lightning in goals (1). Josh Anderson led the Canadiens in goals (1).

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Moser scores in OT as Lightning beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 2 and tie first-round series

J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, tying the first-round playoff series at 1-1.

What it means

Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens1st in Eastern Conference

Florian Xhekaj LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Bryce Pickford D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Lightning1st in Eastern Conference

Emil Lilleberg D
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Yanni Gourde C
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens1st in Eastern Conference

Jakub Dobes G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Lightning1st in Eastern Conference

Andrei Vasilevskiy G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Canadiens 2, Lightning 1 (Apr 9)

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Game info

Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL · Attendance 19,092
Officials: Frederick L'Ecuyer (Referee), Graham Skilliter (Referee), Furman South (Referee), Andrew Smith (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman)