Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1

# Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1

Thursday, April 9, 2026 — Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Montréal Canadiens 2. Final.

Three stars

- 1. C. Caufield (MTL) (1G, 0A)

- 2. J. Slafkovský (MTL) (1G, 1A)

- 3. N. Suzuki (MTL) (0G, 2A)

Goal summary

- 2nd 06:30 — C. Caufield, Canadiens (N. Suzuki, J. Slafkovský). Score now 0-1.

- 3rd 18:09 — D. Raddysh, Lightning (N. Kucherov, G. Goncalves). Score now 1-1.

- 3rd 18:56 — J. Slafkovský, Canadiens (N. Suzuki). Score now 1-2.

Goalies

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 17 SV on 18 SH, 1 GA, 94.4 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

- A. Vasilevskiy (Lightning): 19 SV on 21 SH, 2 GA, 90.5 SV%, 58:15 TOI. Decision: L.

Game meta

- Venue: Centre Bell

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025021248)