Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs · First Round

Tampa Bay Lightning logo
Tampa Bay Lightning
Higher seed · Eastern Conference
3 – 4
MTL wins series
Montreal Canadiens
Lower seed · Eastern Conference
Montreal Canadiens logo

Game-by-Game Results

Game 1
Sun, Apr 19
TBL 3
(H) (OT)
MTL 4
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Game 2
Tue, Apr 21
TBL 3
(H) (OT)
MTL 2
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Game 3
Fri, Apr 24
TBL 2
(A) (OT)
MTL 3
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Game 4
Sun, Apr 26
TBL 3
(A)
MTL 2
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Game 5
Wed, Apr 29
TBL 2
(H)
MTL 3
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Game 6
Fri, May 1
TBL 1
(A) (OT)
MTL 0
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Game 7
Sun, May 3
TBL 1
(H)
MTL 2
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Series Stats at 5-on-5

9
Goals
11
14.54
Expected Goals
12.19
318
Shot Attempts (Corsi)
260
137
Shots on Goal
111
51
High-Danger Chances
44

Goaltender Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning logoTampa Bay Lightning
GoalieGPGAASV%SA
Andrei Vasilevskiy70.850.897156
Montreal Canadiens logoMontreal Canadiens
GoalieGPGAASV%SA
Jakub Dobes71.100.923196

About this First Round Series

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens meet in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round. The Tampa Bay Lightning enter as the higher seed and host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary). First team to 4 wins advances.

Through 7 games, the series stands at TBL 3, MTL 4. All stats on this page aggregate across every game played in the series so far.