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Lightning vs Canadiens

Final/OT · Fri May 1 · 7:00 PM ET · Bell Centre

Tampa Bay LightningLightning50-26-6
1
Final/OTMay 1, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens48-24-10
0
TVESPN2The Spot - MTN

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
TB−120
MTL+100
Puck line
TB −1.5+215
MTL +1.5−265
Total O/U
Over 5.5−112
Under 5.5−108
  • Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 5.5 (1 goal).

Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning shut out the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 at Bell Centre in Montreal on May 1, 2026 to move to 50-26-6.

The go-ahead score came with 9:03 left in overtime: Gage Goncalves Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dominic James (1), Brandon Hagel (2). Tampa Bay and Montreal are tied 3-3 in the series.

Score by period

Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
Team123OTT
TB00011
MTL00000

W: Vasilevskiy · L: Dobes

Scoring plays

Overtime

  1. TBGoal · 9:03Gage Goncalves Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dominic James (1), Brandon Hagel (2)1-0

Team stats

TBMTL
Shots
33
30
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
48.9
51.1
Hits
37
50
Blocked Shots
13
22
Penalty Minutes
8
8

Top performers

Tampa Bay LightningMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Gage Goncalves1
–

Assists

Brandon Hagel1
–

Points

Gage Goncalves1
–

Player stats

Lightning · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Oliver Bjorkstrand RW140012:2400000.00
Anthony Cirelli C021023:11000054.50
Zemgus Girgensons C150012:4400000.00
Gage Goncalves C010115:2610200.00
Yanni Gourde C020013:5300200.00
Jake Guentzel C001020:55003016.72
Brandon Hagel LW121129:05013050.00
Dominic James C000113:360130100.00
Nikita Kucherov RW011022:5000600.02
Nick Paul LW141012:25000055.60
Corey Perry RW02009:4300000.00
Brayden Point C110017:21001060.00

Lightning · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Erik Cernak D130023:1000200.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D240018:2900400.02
Emil Lilleberg D030116:2600000.00
Ryan McDonagh D511021:5200000.00
J.J. Moser D010125:3400100.02
Darren Raddysh D010028:1100600.00

Lightning · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy G030301.00069:030

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW090018:5300300.00
Zack Bolduc RW131-115:3900300.00
Cole Caufield RW020019:4100400.00
Kirby Dach C000-112:0900100.00
Phillip Danault C140019:31002053.80
Ivan Demidov RW110017:3800500.02
Jake Evans C260016:08002053.80
Brendan Gallagher RW02005:3900000.00
Alex Newhook C100014:31001025.00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW231022:3100200.00
Nick Suzuki C120024:55000060.00
Alexandre Texier LW110-117:0500300.02

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D310024:2900000.00
Kaiden Guhle D230-124:1400100.02
Lane Hutson D200030:4600200.00
Mike Matheson D410028:4700000.00
Jayden Struble D051012:5300000.02
Arber Xhekaj D170-111:4600100.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jakub Dobes G13332.97069:030

Three stars

  1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB)
  2. Jakub Dobes (MTL)
  3. Gage Goncalves (TB)

Game info

VenueBell Centre, Montreal
Attendance20,962
OfficialsReferee: Francis Charron · Referee: Jon McIsaac · Referee: Kendrick Nicholson · Linesman: Andrew Smith
TVESPN2 · nationalThe Spot - MTN · local

Last and next games

Lightning

Canadiens

  • Last game: W 3-2 at TBWed Apr 29
  • Next game: W 2-1 at TBSun May 3
  • L 2-3 vs TBSun Apr 26
  • W 3-2 vs TBFri Apr 24
  • L 2-3 at TBTue Apr 21

Head to head

  • TB 3, MTL 4Sun Apr 19

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