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Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 7

NHL
Canadiens
48-24-10, 106 PTS
2-1
Final
Lightning
50-26-6, 106 PTS
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MTL shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

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MTL4059
TB912829

In net

Jakub Dobes28/29 SV, .966
Andrei Vasilevskiy7/9 SV, .778
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MTL1012
TB0101

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).

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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
Chris Rooney (Referee), Wes McCauley (Referee), Furman South (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Matt MacPherson (Linesman), CJ Murray (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

This seriesSeries tied 2-2

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