Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning, 2026 NHL first round
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in the first round of the 2026 NHL playoffs (2025-26), from Apr 19, 2026 to May 3, 2026. Jake Guentzel led the series with 8 points.
Every game
- Game 1Apr 19, 2026MTL 4 at TB 3
- Game 2Apr 21, 2026MTL 2 at TB 3
- Game 3Apr 24, 2026TB 2 at MTL 3
- Game 4Apr 26, 2026TB 3 at MTL 2
- Game 5Apr 29, 2026MTL 3 at TB 2
- Game 6May 1, 2026TB 1 at MTL 0
- Game 7May 3, 2026MTL 2 at TB 1
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| G: Goals scored. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | S: Shots on goal. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Alexandre Texier | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Josh Anderson | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Kirby Dach | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Lane Hutson | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Alex Newhook | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cole Caufield | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Nick Suzuki | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Zack Bolduc | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Alexandre Carrier | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ivan Demidov | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Jake Evans | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jayden Struble | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Mike Matheson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phillip Danault | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| G: Goals scored. | G: Goals scored. | A: Assists — the last one or two passes or shots before a teammate’s goal. | PTS: Goals plus assists. | S: Shots on goal. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagel | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| Dominic James | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Jake Guentzel | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| Brayden Point | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Darren Raddysh | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| Gage Goncalves | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| JJ Moser | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Conor Geekie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Perry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Declan Carlile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Erik Cernak | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Max Crozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Paul | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Scott Sabourin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
