Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL

Lightning

48-25-6, 102 PTS

1-2

Final

Canadiens

47-22-10, 104 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: ESPN+

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

Who won: Canadiens 2-1

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Bell Centre. The series is tied 2-2. Juraj Slafkovsky led the Canadiens in goals (1). Darren Raddysh led the Lightning in goals (1).

MTL

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Josh AndersonRW	1	1	0	-1	12:32	0:00	2:39	9:53	15	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	4	11
Cole CaufieldRW	0	1	0	2	17:56	8:38	0:00	9:18	19	1	50	0	5	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Kirby DachC	0	5	0	0	14:38	4:55	0:00	9:43	17	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Phillip DanaultC	0	1	0	0	12:40	0:00	3:14	9:26	17	0	6	0	1	1	3	4	42.9	0	0	0
Ivan DemidovRW	0	0	1	0	19:14	10:02	0:00	9:12	20	0	18	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	3	2	4
Jake EvansC	0	1	0	0	12:29	0:00	4:39	7:50	15	0	11	0	1	1	7	5	58.3	0	2	12
Oliver KapanenC	0	1	1	0	13:03	4:41	0:08	8:14	16	0	22	0	1	1	2	2	50.0	1	0	0
Alex NewhookC	0	1	0	0	18:56	5:24	1:50	11:42	21	0	12	0	2	0	2	1	66.7	0	0	0
Juraj SlafkovskyLW	0	2	1	1	21:23	9:10	0:02	12:11	19	1	30	1	3	4	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Nick SuzukiC	0	1	1	1	22:25	9:10	0:35	12:40	21	0	28	2	1	4	7	7	50.0	1	0	0
Alexandre TexierLW	0	1	0	0	9:03	3:07	0:07	5:49	13	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	12
Joe VelenoC	0	4	0	0	10:44	0:00	2:47	7:57	14	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	50.0	1	1	2

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Noah DobsonD	1	4	1	0	22:55	4:15	5:24	13:16	26	12	2	0	1	0	0
Adam EngstromD	1	1	0	0	9:12	0:00	0:03	9:09	13	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lane HutsonD	2	1	1	1	29:17	9:47	2:24	17:06	24	12	1	1	2	0	0
Mike MathesonD	1	0	0	1	25:39	0:51	7:50	16:58	22	7	0	1	1	0	0
Jayden StrubleD	3	5	0	0	11:09	0:00	0:11	10:58	14	2	0	2	0	2	12
Arber XhekajD	0	4	0	0	8:45	0:00	0:07	8:38	12	1	0	0	1	1	2