Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 5
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet
On the ice
MTL shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| TB | 8 | 15 | 17 | 40 |
In net
Jakub Dobes38/40 SV, .950
Andrei Vasilevskiy21/24 SV, .875| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Canadiens 3-2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in East 1st Round Game 5 on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Alexandre Texier led the Canadiens in goals (1). Jake Guentzel led the Lightning in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:32 | 0:12 | 2:26 | 12:54 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack BolducRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 11:57 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 11:00 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11:46 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 10:07 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:40 | 0:14 | 2:25 | 17:01 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 11:07 | 2:19 | 0:03 | 8:45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:13 | 2:17 | 12:44 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 85.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:48 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex NewhookC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 0:58 | 3:31 | 10:06 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19:27 | 2:47 | 0:03 | 16:37 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 20:42 | 2:08 | 1:15 | 17:19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:40 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre CarrierD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:27 | 0:15 | 3:36 | 19:36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21:41 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 18:48 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lane HutsonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:31 | 2:47 | 0:35 | 20:09 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike MathesonD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 27:54 | 1:13 | 4:56 | 21:45 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesG | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 38 | .950 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
