Canadiens 2, Lightning 3
Final/OT · East 1st Round - Game 2 · Benchmark International Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 TB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Apr 21, 2026 in the playoffs at Benchmark International Arena.
Top performers
Josh Anderson had 1 goal for the Canadiens.
Jakub Dobes made 31 saves on 34 shots for the Canadiens.
Brandon Hagel had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Lightning.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves on 27 shots for the Lightning.
Before and after
- Canadiens · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 19, 2026: MTL 4, TB 3 · Next Apr 24, 2026: TB 2, MTL 3
- Lightning · 2025-26 season · Previous Apr 19, 2026: MTL 4, TB 3 · Next Apr 24, 2026: TB 2, MTL 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 19, 2026 | MTL at TB | 4-3 | Playoffs |
