Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens, East 1st Round Game 6

NHL

Lightning

50-26-6, 106 PTS

1-0

Final/OT

Canadiens

48-24-10, 106 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

TB shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
TB	9	7	12	5	33
MTL	7	10	9	4	30

In net

Andrei Vasilevskiy30/30 SV, 1.000

Jakub Dobes32/33 SV, .970

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

Who won: Lightning 1-0

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in overtime in East 1st Round Game 6 on Friday, May 1, 2026 at Bell Centre. The series is tied 2-2. Gage Goncalves led the Lightning in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the overtime
GOALOT 9:03
Goal! Snap shot
G. Goncalves · 1 G
Gage Goncalves Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dominic James (1), Brandon Hagel (2)
TB 1 - 0 MTL
OT 9:00
Tip-in shot on goal
Gage Goncalves Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
G. Goncalves · 1 G
OT 8:34
Shot blocked by O. Bjorkstrand
Kirby Dach shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
K. Dach
OT 8:32
Big hit on M. Matheson
Emil Lilleberg hit Mike Matheson
E. Lilleberg
OT 7:54
Big hit on N. Kucherov
Jake Evans hit Nikita Kucherov
J. Evans
OT 7:39
Faceoff win vs J. Guentzel
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
J. Evans
OT 7:37
Snap shot on goal
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
N. Kucherov
OT 7:36
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
OT 7:30
Shot blocked by A. Carrier
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
B. Hagel · 1 A
OT 6:41
Slap shot on goal
Lane Hutson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
L. Hutson
OT 5:47
Shot blocked by E. Cernak
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Erik Cernak
N. Suzuki
OT 5:38
Juraj slafkovský snap shot wide right
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
J. Slafkovsky
OT 5:35
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
B. Hagel · 1 A
OT 5:30
Face off
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
OT 5:30
FLAG
Penalty: tripping
Nikita Kucherov Tripping against Alexandre Carrier (2 min)
N. Kucherov
OT 5:21
Faceoff win vs A. Cirelli
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P. Danault
OT 5:17
Shot blocked by L. Hutson
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
B. Hagel · 1 A
OT 5:15
Slap shot on goal
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
D. Raddysh
OT 5:00
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
R. McDonagh
OT 4:48
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Dominic James
D. James · 1 A
OT 4:44
Big hit on O. Bjorkstrand
Josh Anderson hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
J. Anderson
OT 4:18
Tip-in wide left
Oliver Bjorkstrand Tip-In Wide Left
O. Bjorkstrand
OT 4:13
Big hit on A. Xhekaj
Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Arber Xhekaj
O. Bjorkstrand
OT 4:09
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Alex Newhook
A. Newhook