Tampa Bay LightningLightning50-26-6
2Final/OTApr 24, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens48-24-10
3TVTNTtruTVThe Spot - MTNStreamHBO Max
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
TB−118
MTL−102
Puck line
TB −1.5+200
MTL +1.5−245
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
- Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime at Bell Centre in Montreal on Apr 24, 2026 to move to 48-24-10.
The go-ahead score came with 2:09 left in overtime: Lane Hutson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (1), Zachary Bolduc (2). Montreal leads the series 2-1.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
W: Dobes · L: Vasilevskiy
Scoring plays
First Period
- MTLGoal · 4:53Alexandre Texier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (1), Kirby Dach (1)0-1
- TBGoal · 7:42Brayden Point Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (5), Nikita Kucherov (3)1-1
Second Period
- TBGoal · 4:47Brandon Hagel Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none2-1
- MTLGoal · 12:43Kirby Dach Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Arber Xhekaj (1)2-2
Overtime
- MTLGoal · 2:09Lane Hutson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (1), Zachary Bolduc (2)2-3
Team stats
TBMTL
- Shots
- 17
- 29
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 54.2
- 45.8
- Hits
- 31
- 36
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 19
- Penalty Minutes
- 14
- 16
Top performers
Tampa Bay LightningMontreal Canadiens
Goals
Brandon Hagel1
Alexandre Texier1
Assists
Nikita Kucherov1
Zack Bolduc2
Points
Brayden Point1
Alexandre Texier2
Player stats
Lightning · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Cirelli C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.9 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Gage Goncalves C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde C | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel C | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 24:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Dominic James C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 12:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Nick Paul LW | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Corey Perry RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Scott Sabourin RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Lightning · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile D | 2 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 11:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Erik Cernak D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Emil Lilleberg D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| J.J. Moser D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh D | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 26:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Lightning · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy G | 3 | 29 | 26 | .897 | 62:09 | 0 |
Canadiens · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson RW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Zack Bolduc RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12:19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Phillip Danault C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.0 | 2 |
| Ivan Demidov RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jake Evans C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 16:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55.6 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky LW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jayden Struble D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10:40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Canadiens · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes G | 2 | 17 | 15 | .882 | 61:34 | 4 |
Three stars
- Lane Hutson (MTL)
- Kirby Dach (MTL)
- Brandon Hagel (TB)
Game info
VenueBell Centre, Montreal
Attendance20,962
OfficialsReferee: Chris Rooney · Referee: Wes McCauley · Linesman: Devin Berg · Referee: Peter MacDougall
TVTNT · nationaltruTV · nationalThe Spot - MTN · local
Last and next games
Lightning
Canadiens
- Last game: L 2-3 at TBTue Apr 21
- Next game: L 2-3 vs TBSun Apr 26
- W 4-3 at TBSun Apr 19
- L 2-4 at PHITue Apr 14
- W 4-1 at NYISun Apr 12
Head to head
- Next meeting: L 2-3 vs MTLWed Apr 29
- TB 3, MTL 4Sun Apr 19
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