Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 7
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet
On the ice
MTL shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| TB | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
In net
Jakub Dobes28/29 SV, .966
Andrei Vasilevskiy7/9 SV, .778| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Canadiens 2-1
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in East 1st Round Game 7 on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (1). Dominic James 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:12 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 12:06 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:50 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 16:22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 11:35 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:33 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 13:39 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 13:39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 1:57 | 0:33 | 13:52 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 21:53 | 1:57 | 0:51 | 19:05 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic JamesC | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 13:27 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:16 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 18:19 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 11:43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey PerryRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:58 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 8:04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 13:09 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik CernakD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:18 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 14:48 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:41 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 16:47 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil LillebergD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 14:26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 13:48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. MoserD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:12 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 20:50 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 26:07 | 1:57 | 0:04 | 24:06 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .778 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57:30 | 0 | 0 |
