Canadiens 4, Lightning 3
Final/OT · East 1st Round - Game 1 · Benchmark International Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 TB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Apr 19, 2026 in the playoffs at Benchmark International Arena.
Top performers
Juraj Slafkovsky had 3 goals for the Canadiens.
Jakub Dobes made 20 saves on 23 shots for the Canadiens.
Jake Guentzel had 3 assists for the Lightning.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 15 saves on 19 shots for the Lightning.
Before and after
- Canadiens · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 14, 2026: MTL 2, PHI 4 · Next Apr 21, 2026: MTL 2, TB 3
- Lightning · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 15, 2026: NYR 4, TB 2 · Next Apr 21, 2026: MTL 2, TB 3
Other Canadiens vs Lightning games
| May 3, 2026 | MTL at TB | 2-1 | Playoffs |
| May 1, 2026 | TB at MTL | 1-0 | Playoffs |
| Apr 29, 2026 | MTL at TB | 3-2 | Playoffs |
| Apr 26, 2026 | TB at MTL | 3-2 | Playoffs |
| Apr 24, 2026 | TB at MTL | 2-3 | Playoffs |
| Apr 21, 2026 | MTL at TB | 2-3 | Playoffs |
