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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montréal Canadiens

Playoffs · Friday, April 24, 2026 · Centre Bell

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2–3

Final/OT

SOG 17–29

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime on Friday, April 24, 2026 at Centre Bell. The Canadiens outshot the Lightning 29-17.

Goals came from Alexandre Texier, Brayden Point, Brandon Hagel, Kirby Dach and Lane Hutson.

Jakub Dobes made 15 saves on 17 shots for the win; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 of 29.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTTSOG
Tampa Bay LightningTBL1100217
Montréal CanadiensMTL1101329

Three stars

  1. ★1st starLane HutsonMTL · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starKirby DachMTL · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starBrandon HagelTBL · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

OT period

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:48

2–2 · 2nd 12:43 · Dach. Raddysh was 1:48 into his shift when it went in.

GoalTBL on iceMTL on ice

0–1 MTL

1st 4:53 · Texier

Carlile 0:32

1–1 TBL

1st 7:42 · PP · Point

Matheson 0:10

2–1 TBL

2nd 4:47 · Hagel

Long shift: Danault 1:18

2–2 MTL

2nd 12:43 · Dach

Stuck out there: Raddysh 1:48

2–3 MTL

OT 2:09 · Hutson

Guentzel 0:32

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

TBLMTL
17Shots on goal29
54%Faceoff %46%
1/5Power play0/4
14Penalty minutes16
31Hits36
14Blocked shots19
9Giveaways17
8Takeaways3

Penalties

  • 1st 06:06Jakub Dobes · tripping2 min
  • 1st 08:12Kirby Dach · tripping2 min
  • 1st 12:23Nikita Kucherov · tripping2 min
  • 1st 19:11Mike Matheson · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 04:47Jakub Dobes · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 2nd 04:47Erik Cernak · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 2nd 09:59Ivan Demidov · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 14:05Brandon Hagel · holding the stick2 min
  • 2nd 16:14Emil Lilleberg · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 19:29Darren Raddysh · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 08:50Josh Anderson · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 16:02Emil Lilleberg · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 16:02Zemgus Girgensons · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 16:02Phillip Danault · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 16:02Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min

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