Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens

2–3Final · Apr 24, 2026

TB 2 MTL 3 Final

	1	2	3	4	T
TB50-26-6, 106 PTS	1	1	0	0	2
MTL48-24-10, 106 PTS	1	1	0	1	3

· Line: TB -118 (O/U 6.5)

Play-by-play

P1 Start of 1st Period
P1 Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P1 Juraj Slafkovský hit J.J. Moser
P1 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P1 Giveaway by Scott Sabourin
P1 Phillip Danault Slap Shot Wide Right
P1 Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P1 Josh Anderson hit Ryan McDonagh
P1 Arber Xhekaj hit Scott Sabourin
P1 Nick Paul hit Jayden Struble
P1 Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P1 Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
P1 Dominic James Tip-In Wide Right
P1 Puck in Crowd
P1 Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Kirby Dach
P1 Kaiden Guhle hit Jake Guentzel
P1 Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
P1 Lane Hutson hit Zemgus Girgensons
P1 Yanni Gourde hit Kaiden Guhle
P1 J.J. Moser hit Kaiden Guhle
P1 Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot Wide Left
P1 Puck in Netting
P1 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jake Evans
P1 Jake Evans hit Darren Raddysh
P1 Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
P1 Mike Matheson hit Brandon Hagel
P1 Giveaway by Scott Sabourin
P1 Nick Paul hit Kirby Dach
P1 Giveaway by Brayden Point
P1 Alexandre Texier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (1), Kirby Dach (1) 0–1
P1 Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P1 Brandon Hagel hit Lane Hutson
P1 Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
P1 Alex Newhook faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P1 Zemgus Girgensons hit Alex Newhook
P1 J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 Jakub Dobes Tripping against Yanni Gourde served by Ivan Demidov
P1 TV Timeout
P1 Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P1 Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P1 Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Left
P1 Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Right
P1 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P1 Puck Frozen - Skater
P1 Jake Evans faceoff won against Brayden Point
P1 Brayden Point Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (5), Nikita Kucherov (3) 1–1
P1 Kirby Dach faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P1 Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot Wide Left
P1 Kirby Dach Tripping against Dominic James
P1 Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P1 Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Alex Newhook
P1 Corey Perry Slap Shot Off Crossbar
P1 Nick Paul Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 Dominic James Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P1 Zemgus Girgensons hit Lane Hutson
P1 Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
P1 Declan Carlile hit Ivan Demidov
P1 Alex Newhook shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
P1 Puck in Netting
P1 Nick Paul faceoff won against Juraj Slafkovský
P1 Nikita Kucherov Tripping against Alexandre Carrier
P1 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P1 Giveaway by Lane Hutson
P1 Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P1 Takeaway by Erik Cernak
P1 Off-side
P1 Brayden Point faceoff won against Phillip Danault
P1 Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Right
P1 Phillip Danault Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P1 Brayden Point hit Alexandre Carrier
P1 Declan Carlile hit Oliver Kapanen
P1 Jayden Struble shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
P1 Zemgus Girgensons hit Jayden Struble
P1 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P1 Erik Cernak shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P1 Jayden Struble shot blocked by J.J. Moser
P1 Jayden Struble hit J.J. Moser
P1 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
P1 Nick Suzuki hit Dominic James
P1 Zachary Bolduc Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P1 Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Left
P1 Kirby Dach Snap Shot Off Crossbar
P1 Declan Carlile hit Oliver Kapanen
P1 Declan Carlile Slap Shot Wide Right
P1 Nick Paul hit Lane Hutson
P1 Scott Sabourin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
P1 Puck in Netting
P1 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jake Evans
P1 Mike Matheson Hooking against Brandon Hagel
P1 Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
P1 Off-side
P1 Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
P1 Kaiden Guhle hit Darren Raddysh
P2 Start of 2nd Period
P2 Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
P2 Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 Kaiden Guhle hit Nikita Kucherov
P2 Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Short
P2 Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
P2 Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P2 Puck in Netting
P2 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Kirby Dach
P2 Anthony Cirelli hit Kirby Dach
P2 Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot Wide Right
P2 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
P2 Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 Puck in Benches
P2 Alex Newhook faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P2 Arber Xhekaj hit Yanni Gourde
P2 Arber Xhekaj hit Zemgus Girgensons
P2 Arber Xhekaj hit Yanni Gourde
P2 Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Alex Newhook
P2 Dominic James hit Arber Xhekaj
P2 Cole Caufield hit Darren Raddysh
P2 J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 Goalie Stopped
P2 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Phillip Danault
P2 Jake Evans hit Nick Paul
P2 Scott Sabourin hit Jake Evans
P2 Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 Giveaway by Jake Evans
P2 Brandon Hagel Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none 2–1
P2 Jakub Dobes Unsportsmanlike conduct against Nikita Kucherov served by Jake Evans
P2 Erik Cernak Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jakub Dobes
P2 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P2 Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
P2 Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 J.J. Moser shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
P2 J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P2 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
P2 Declan Carlile hit Zachary Bolduc
P2 Jayden Struble Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Alexandre Texier hit Declan Carlile
P2 Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Goalie Stopped
P2 Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P2 Puck in Benches
P2 Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P2 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
P2 Zemgus Girgensons hit Juraj Slafkovský
P2 Jake Guentzel hit Kaiden Guhle
P2 Gage Goncalves hit Juraj Slafkovský
P2 Giveaway by Mike Matheson
P2 Takeaway by Alex Newhook
P2 Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Giveaway by Brayden Point
P2 Giveaway by Mike Matheson
P2 Ivan Demidov High-sticking against Ryan McDonagh
P2 Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jake Evans
P2 Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot Above Crossbar
P2 Off-side
P2 Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
P2 Kirby Dach Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Kirby Dach Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Arber Xhekaj (1) 2–2
P2 Alex Newhook faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P2 Yanni Gourde hit Alex Newhook
P2 Brandon Hagel Holding the stick against Cole Caufield
P2 TV Timeout
P2 Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P2 Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Goalie Stopped
P2 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P2 Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
P2 Takeaway by Anthony Cirelli
P2 Lane Hutson shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
P2 Emil Lilleberg Hooking against Alex Newhook
P2 TV Timeout
P2 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P2 Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
P2 Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Goalie Stopped
P2 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Alex Newhook
P2 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
P2 Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 J.J. Moser hit Jake Evans
P2 Josh Anderson shot blocked by Declan Carlile
P2 Darren Raddysh High-sticking against Jake Evans
P2 Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P2 Lane Hutson shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P2 Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P2 Goalie Stopped
P2 Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Brayden Point
P3 Start of 3rd Period
P3 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P3 Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
P3 Giveaway by Mike Matheson
P3 Josh Anderson hit Emil Lilleberg
P3 Mike Matheson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
P3 Jake Evans Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 Takeaway by Yanni Gourde
P3 Icing
P3 Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Kirby Dach
P3 Icing
P3 Kirby Dach faceoff won against Dominic James
P3 Zachary Bolduc hit Darren Raddysh
P3 Dominic James shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P3 Dominic James Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 Goalie Stopped
P3 Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
P3 Giveaway by Mike Matheson
P3 Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
P3 Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot Wide Left
P3 Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Mike Matheson
P3 Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 Puck in Netting
P3 Brayden Point faceoff won against Alex Newhook
P3 Giveaway by Erik Cernak
P3 Arber Xhekaj hit Brayden Point
P3 Ivan Demidov hit Dominic James
P3 Declan Carlile hit Arber Xhekaj
P3 Declan Carlile hit Jayden Struble
P3 Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Declan Carlile
P3 Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons
P3 Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
P3 Lane Hutson hit Nikita Kucherov
P3 Icing
P3 Kirby Dach faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P3 Cole Caufield hit Darren Raddysh
P3 Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 Goalie Stopped
P3 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P3 Darren Raddysh hit Juraj Slafkovský
P3 Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 Icing
P3 Alex Newhook faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P3 Ivan Demidov Tip-In High and Wide Left
P3 Emil Lilleberg Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 Alex Newhook hit J.J. Moser
P3 Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
P3 Declan Carlile hit Jake Evans
P3 Darren Raddysh hit Josh Anderson
P3 Video Review
P3 Josh Anderson High-sticking against Declan Carlile
P3 Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
P3 Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
P3 Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
P3 Giveaway by Phillip Danault
P3 Gage Goncalves Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 Puck in Netting
P3 Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
P3 Corey Perry Tip-In Wide Right
P3 Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 Phillip Danault shot blocked by J.J. Moser
P3 Josh Anderson hit Gage Goncalves
P3 Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Left
P3 Puck Frozen - Goalie
P3 Alex Newhook faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P3 Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Hit Right Post
P3 Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 Darren Raddysh hit Nick Suzuki
P3 Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Nick Paul
P3 Puck in Netting
P3 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Kirby Dach
P3 Erik Cernak Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 Lane Hutson shot blocked by Dominic James
P3 Kaiden Guhle hit Gage Goncalves
P3 Giveaway by Josh Anderson
P3 Yanni Gourde hit Josh Anderson
P3 Puck Frozen - Goalie
P3 Jake Evans faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
P3 Jayden Struble hit Scott Sabourin
P3 Emil Lilleberg hit Jake Evans
P3 Arber Xhekaj hit Corey Perry
P3 Scott Sabourin shot blocked by Josh Anderson
P3 Puck Frozen - Goalie
P3 Emil Lilleberg Roughing against Arber Xhekaj
P3 Zemgus Girgensons Roughing against Phillip Danault
P3 Phillip Danault Roughing against Zemgus Girgensons
P3 Arber Xhekaj Roughing against Emil Lilleberg
P3 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P3 Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
P3 Nick Suzuki hit Brandon Hagel
P3 Off-side
P3 Brayden Point faceoff won against Alex Newhook
P3 Puck in Crowd
P3 Brayden Point faceoff won against Alex Newhook
P3 Giveaway by Kirby Dach
P3 Kirby Dach hit Jake Guentzel
P3 Lane Hutson hit Yanni Gourde
P3 Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
P3 J.J. Moser shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
P3 J.J. Moser shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
P3 Jake Evans hit Darren Raddysh
P3 Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
P3 Takeaway by Nick Paul
P3 Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
P3 Dominic James hit Lane Hutson
P3 Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P4 Start of Overtime
P4 Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Phillip Danault
P4 Arber Xhekaj hit J.J. Moser
P4 Jake Evans shot blocked by J.J. Moser
P4 Josh Anderson hit J.J. Moser
P4 Arber Xhekaj hit Corey Perry
P4 Cole Caufield shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P4 Juraj Slafkovský hit Anthony Cirelli
P4 Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc
P4 Lane Hutson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (1), Zachary Bolduc (2) 2–3
P4 Game End

Box score

TB

forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony CirelliC	0	1	1	1	17:52	0:16	4:42	12:54	30	0	0	0	1	0	14	9	60.9	0	0	0
Zemgus GirgensonsC	2	4	1	0	13:18	0:00	2:13	11:05	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	1	1	2
Gage GoncalvesC	0	1	0	-2	16:04	1:55	0:03	14:06	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Yanni GourdeC	0	3	1	0	16:08	0:00	2:57	13:11	25	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	44.4	0	0	0
Jake GuentzelC	0	1	2	-1	24:17	7:58	2:06	14:13	24	0	0	1	0	1	1	4	20.0	0	0	0
Brandon HagelLW	0	1	0	1	24:58	7:10	3:23	14:25	31	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Dominic JamesC	1	2	0	-2	12:20	1:39	0:00	10:41	17	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Nikita KucherovRW	0	0	1	1	20:35	7:56	0:00	12:39	26	0	1	1	1	6	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Nick PaulLW	1	3	1	-1	7:58	1:54	0:00	6:04	13	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	100.0	0	0	0
Corey PerryRW	0	0	0	-1	9:32	3:06	0:15	6:11	12	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Brayden PointC	0	1	0	-2	18:22	6:30	0:16	11:36	21	1	1	0	1	0	4	2	66.7	2	0	0
Scott SabourinRW	0	1	0	0	3:44	0:00	0:00	3:44	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

defenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Declan CarlileD	2	7	0	-2	11:20	0:00	1:15	10:05	16	0	0	1	0	0	0
Erik CernakD	3	0	1	1	17:54	0:00	4:28	13:26	27	0	1	0	1	1	2
Emil LillebergD	1	1	0	-2	14:27	0:00	2:19	12:08	22	0	1	0	0	2	4
Ryan McDonaghD	1	0	0	0	20:12	0:00	4:32	15:40	28	0	0	0	1	0	0
J.J. MoserD	3	2	0	0	25:27	2:19	3:31	19:37	29	1	4	0	0	0	0
Darren RaddyshD	0	3	0	-1	26:17	7:17	0:00	19:00	26	1	1	1	1	1	2

goalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Andrei VasilevskiyG	3	29	0	0	26	.897	19	5	2	62:09	0	0

MTL

forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Josh AndersonRW	1	4	0	0	14:51	0:11	3:33	11:07	19	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Zack BolducRW	2	1	1	3	12:19	1:46	0:00	10:33	16	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Cole CaufieldRW	0	2	0	-1	17:37	5:33	0:00	12:04	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Kirby DachC	0	1	0	3	11:32	2:14	0:00	9:18	17	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	42.9	1	1	2
Phillip DanaultC	0	0	0	-1	15:18	0:11	4:38	10:29	19	0	0	0	3	1	1	4	20.0	1	1	2
Ivan DemidovRW	0	1	0	0	17:32	5:37	0:00	11:55	19	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	3	1	2
Jake EvansC	0	3	0	-1	16:18	0:10	4:59	11:09	21	0	0	0	1	0	8	4	66.7	1	0	0
Oliver KapanenC	0	0	0	0	8:35	0:00	0:00	8:35	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Alex NewhookC	2	1	1	0	17:51	2:16	5:11	10:24	21	0	0	0	2	0	5	4	55.6	0	0	0
Juraj SlafkovskyLW	2	2	0	0	18:08	5:31	0:00	12:37	20	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
Nick SuzukiC	0	2	0	0	21:11	5:45	0:51	14:35	22	0	0	0	2	1	5	9	35.7	2	0	0
Alexandre TexierLW	0	1	0	3	11:29	2:10	0:00	9:19	16	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

defenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Alexandre CarrierD	4	0	0	0	23:25	0:18	6:30	16:37	30	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Kaiden GuhleD	3	4	1	0	21:44	0:00	5:07	16:37	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Lane HutsonD	4	3	0	0	26:40	6:15	1:46	18:39	28	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0
Mike MathesonD	1	1	0	0	24:36	2:03	5:49	16:44	27	0	0	0	3	1	4	1	2
Jayden StrubleD	0	2	0	2	9:58	0:00	0:00	9:58	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Arber XhekajD	0	8	0	2	10:40	0:00	0:00	10:40	14	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	2

goalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Jakub DobesG	2	17	0	0	15	.882	10	5	0	61:34	0	4

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