Montréal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Playoffs · Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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2–3

Final/OT

SOG 27–34

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Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning outshot the Canadiens 34-27.

Goals came from Brandon Hagel, Lane Hutson, Josh Anderson, Nikita Kucherov and J.J. Moser.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Jakub Dobes stopped 31 of 34.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
MTL	1	1	0	0	2	27
TBL	1	0	1	1	3	34

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Brandon Hagel (3)Jake Guentzel (4), Erik Cernak (1)Carrier 1:17 into shift0–108:40 TBL
Lane Hutson (1)Nick Suzuki (3), Cole Caufield (3)Cernak 1:51 into shift1–116:11 MTL · PPG

2nd period

Josh Anderson (2)Phillip Danault (1), Jake Evans (1)Paul 1:15 into shift2–118:36 MTL

3rd period

Nikita Kucherov (1)Anthony Cirelli (1), Brandon Hagel (1)Guhle 1:00 into shift2–212:33 TBL

OT period

J.J. Moser (1)Anthony Cirelli (2)2–312:48 TBL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:51

1–1 · 1st 16:11 · Hutson. Cernak was 1:51 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceTBL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 TBL

1st 8:40 · Hagel

Long shift: Carrier 1:17

Long shiftCarrier 1:17

1–1 MTL

1st 16:11 · PP · Hutson

Stuck out there: Cernak 1:51

Stuck out thereCernak 1:51

2–1 MTL

2nd 18:36 · Anderson

Long shift: Paul 1:15

Long shiftPaul 1:15

2–2 TBL

3rd 12:33 · Kucherov

Long shift: Guhle 1:00

Long shiftGuhle 1:00

2–3 TBL

OT 12:48 · Moser

Dach 0:46

NormalDach 0:46

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MTLTBL

27Shots on goal34

48%Faceoff %52%

1/4Power play0/3

25Penalty minutes27

43Hits34

25Blocked shots15

21Giveaways15

7Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 10:11Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min
1st 10:11Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min
1st 10:11Yanni Gourde · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Nikita Kucherov · interference2 min
1st 14:20Josh Anderson · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Brandon Hagel · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Alexandre Carrier · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Corey Perry · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Corey Perry · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Jake Evans · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Jake Guentzel · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Kirby Dach · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Darren Raddysh · roughing2 min
1st 14:20Mike Matheson · high sticking2 min
1st 17:49Nick Paul · cross checking2 min
1st 20:00Yanni Gourde · roughing2 min
2nd 00:00Arber Xhekaj · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
2nd 05:14Juraj Slafkovský · fighting5 min
2nd 05:14Brandon Hagel · fighting5 min
2nd 08:20Kaiden Guhle · hooking2 min
2nd 19:19Ryan McDonagh · roughing2 min
3rd 06:30Ivan Demidov · tripping2 min
3rd 17:45Scott Sabourin · interference2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

13Cole CaufieldR	0	1	1	-2	1	3	0	0	–	24:50
14Nick SuzukiC	0	1	1	-2	2	2	1	0	42	25:08
17Josh AndersonR	1	0	1	+1	4	5	1	2	–	17:21
24Phillip DanaultC	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	67	18:38
71Jake EvansC	0	1	1	+1	2	2	3	2	54	16:39
48Lane HutsonD	1	0	1	-1	6	0	2	0	–	32:00
15Alex NewhookC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	36	18:57
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	5	–	25:33
76Zachary BolducR	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	12:02
77Kirby DachC	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	–	10:53
85Alexandre TexierL	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	–	16:37
91Oliver KapanenC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	60	10:04
93Ivan DemidovR	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	–	20:39
8Mike MathesonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	–	28:47
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	-2	3	3	3	2	–	26:24
45Alexandre CarrierD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	2	–	27:18
47Jayden StrubleD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	15:05
72Arber XhekajD	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	6	–	09:05

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Jacob FowlerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	L	34	31	3	.912	72:48

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

38Brandon HagelL	1	1	2	+3	1	1	0	7	–	23:52
71Anthony CirelliC	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0	0	61	22:43
59Jake GuentzelC	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	2	71	25:10
86Nikita KucherovR	1	0	1	+2	5	1	1	2	–	23:22
81Erik CernakD	0	1	1	+1	1	3	2	0	–	21:26
90J.J. MoserD	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1	0	–	29:14
10Corey PerryR	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	–	10:49
17Dominic JamesC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	13:25
20Nick PaulL	0	0	0	-1	3	1	1	2	73	13:32
21Brayden PointC	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	33	21:34
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	-1	1	5	1	0	43	12:54
37Yanni GourdeC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	4	–	18:41
46Scott SabourinR	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	–	08:20
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	19:58
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	2	2	–	21:06
43Darren RaddyshD	0	0	0	+2	4	1	0	2	–	27:28
67Declan CarlileD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	17:38
78Emil LillebergD	0	0	0	-1	1	4	2	0	–	23:31

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	W	27	25	2	.926	72:14