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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:47 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:49 | 1:45 | 2:02 | 17:02 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor GeekieC | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 5:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:04 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 7:21 | 0:03 | 1:19 | 5:59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:51 | 1:13 | 0:22 | 12:16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:23 | 0:03 | 1:32 | 12:48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:11 | 4:38 | 1:30 | 16:03 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:12 | 3:18 | 1:16 | 18:38 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic JamesC | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:14 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 11:53 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | 4:36 | 0:00 | 17:08 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey PerryRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:55 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 5:23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:17 | 4:25 | 0:00 | 16:52 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:03 | 2:25 | 13:28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell CrozierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:40 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 16:05 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil LillebergD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 14:03 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 16:20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| J.J. MoserD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:33 | 1:02 | 2:15 | 17:16 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25:26 | 4:55 | 0:00 | 20:31 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .875 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 57:27 | 0 | 0 |
