Montréal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning Final Score

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Montréal CanadiensMTL

2–1

Final

Tampa Bay LightningTBL

Benchmark International Arena

Team Season Average

MTLTBL

Offense

3.4

GF/G

3.5

26.3

SF/G

28.1

23.1%

PP%

20.7%

51.0%

FO%

47.4%

Defense

3.1

GA/G

2.8

27.8

SA/G

26.7

78.2%

PK%

82.6%

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (TBL)	Total	MTL ML	TBL ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	5.5	+136	-162
FFanDuel	-1.5	5.5	+134	-162
BBetMGM	-1.5	5	+140	-165
CCaesars	-1.5	5	+140	-165
BBetRivers	-1.5	5.5	+130	-157
FFanatics	-1.5	5.5	+135	-165
PPolymarket	-1.5	5.5	+147	-147

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Stadium

May 3, 2026

10:00 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
MTL	9th	7th	18th	11th	18th
TBL	2nd	4th	5th	27th	3rd

Matchup

MTLTBL

48-24-10Record50-26-6
106Points106
64.6%Points %64.6%
+27Goal diff+59
24-15-2Home record26-14-1
24-9-8Road record24-12-5
L1StreakL1
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
MTL	1	0	1	2
TBL	0	1	0	1

Team Stats

MTLStatTBL

2Goals1
4Assists2
9Shots29
43Hits30
12Blocked shots16
6PIM2
0PP goals1
11Giveaways12
4Takeaways4

Player Stats

MTL — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Kaiden GuhleD	20:52	0	2	2	+2	1
Lane HutsonD	23:27	0	1	1	+2	0
Nick SuzukiC	22:40	1	0	1	+2	3
Alex NewhookC	16:09	1	0	1	+1	1
Josh AndersonR	15:35	0	1	1	+1	0
Jake EvansC	16:40	0	0	0	0	0
Kirby DachC	11:02	0	0	0	0	0
Noah DobsonD	18:37	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan DemidovR	17:50	0	0	0	0	0
Cole CaufieldR	14:29	0	0	0	+1	1
Mike MathesonD	25:22	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden StrubleD	05:06	0	0	0	0	0
Zachary BolducR	08:51	0	0	0	0	0
Phillip DanaultC	17:54	0	0	0	0	0
Alexandre TexierL	11:15	0	0	0	0	1
Alexandre CarrierD	22:31	0	0	0	0	1
Brendan GallagherR	06:48	0	0	0	0	0
Juraj SlafkovskýL	21:27	0	0	0	+1	1

MTL — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Jakub DobesG	59:54	28	1	0.0%	29
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

TBL — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Dominic JamesC	13:27	1	0	1	-1	4
Gage GoncalvesC	14:33	0	1	1	-1	3
Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	17:41	0	1	1	-1	1
Nick PaulL	12:38	0	0	0	0	2
J.J. MoserD	22:12	0	0	0	-1	0
Corey PerryR	08:58	0	0	0	0	0
Erik CernakD	17:18	0	0	0	-1	0
Yanni GourdeC	16:01	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon HagelL	21:47	0	0	0	-1	3
Brayden PointC	15:00	0	0	0	0	2
Jake GuentzelC	16:16	0	0	0	0	4
Ryan McDonaghD	16:17	0	0	0	0	1
Darren RaddyshD	26:01	0	0	0	-1	2
Emil LillebergD	15:42	0	0	0	0	1
Anthony CirelliC	17:50	0	0	0	-1	0
Nikita KucherovR	20:10	0	0	0	-1	3
Zemgus GirgensonsC	14:00	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver BjorkstrandR	12:06	0	0	0	-1	3

TBL — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Andrei VasilevskiyG	57:30	7	2	0.0%	9
Jonas JohanssonG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Kaiden GuhleD	20:56	0	2	2	+2	1
Lane HutsonD	23:27	0	1	1	+2	0
Nick SuzukiC	22:48	1	0	1	+2	3
Alex NewhookC	16:09	1	0	1	+1	1
Dominic JamesC	13:27	1	0	1	-1	4
Josh AndersonR	15:33	0	1	1	+1	0
Gage GoncalvesC	14:33	0	1	1	-1	3
Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	17:41	0	1	1	-1	1
J.J. MoserD	22:12	0	0	0	-1	0
Nick PaulL	12:38	0	0	0	0	2
Jake EvansC	16:46	0	0	0	0	0
Kirby DachC	11:02	0	0	0	0	0
Corey PerryR	08:58	0	0	0	0	0
Erik CernakD	17:18	0	0	0	-1	0
Noah DobsonD	18:37	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan DemidovR	17:50	0	0	0	0	0
Yanni GourdeC	16:01	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon HagelL	21:53	0	0	0	-1	3
Brayden PointC	15:06	0	0	0	0	2
Cole CaufieldR	14:29	0	0	0	+1	1
Jake GuentzelC	16:22	0	0	0	0	4
Mike MathesonD	25:22	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan McDonaghD	16:17	0	0	0	0	1
Darren RaddyshD	26:07	0	0	0	-1	2
Emil LillebergD	15:42	0	0	0	0	1
Jayden StrubleD	05:06	0	0	0	0	0
Zachary BolducR	08:51	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony CirelliC	17:50	0	0	0	-1	0
Juraj SlafkovskýL	21:25	0	0	0	+1	1
Nikita KucherovR	20:16	0	0	0	-1	3
Phillip DanaultC	17:56	0	0	0	0	0
Alexandre TexierL	11:15	0	0	0	0	1
Alexandre CarrierD	22:39	0	0	0	0	1
Brendan GallagherR	06:48	0	0	0	0	0
Zemgus GirgensonsC	14:00	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver BjorkstrandR	12:12	0	0	0	-1	3

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Jakub DobesG	60:00	—	—	—	—
Jacob FowlerG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Jonas JohanssonG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Andrei VasilevskiyG	57:30	—	—	—	—

Scoring Summary

22 events · 3 scoring

1st Period

20:00
Period 1 started
—
01:21MTL
tip-in goal
1-0
00:00
Period 1 ended
—

2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
—
16:46MTL
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
—
14:56TBL
Penalty: holding (2 min)
—
07:27MTL
Penalty: holding (2 min)
—
06:33TBL
tip-in goal
1-1
04:38TBL
Penalty: too-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
—
00:00
Period 2 ended
—

3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
—
08:53MTL
bat goal
2-1
00:16
stoppage
—
00:16MTL
Faceoff
—
00:15MTL
Blocked shot
—
00:12TBL
Shot on goal (snap)
—
00:07MTL
Penalty: delaying-game (2 min)
—
00:07
stoppage
—
00:07TBL
Faceoff
—
00:04TBL
Blocked shot
—
00:00
Period 3 ended
—
00:00
game end
—

Montréal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Final Score & Recap

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in this NHL postseason game at Benchmark International Arena on Sunday, May 3, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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