Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — Montréal Canadiens 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2. Final.

Three stars

- 1. A. Texier (MTL) (1G, 0A)

- 2. D. James (TBL) (1G, 0A)

- 3. L. Hutson (MTL) (0G, 1A)

Goal summary

- 1st 03:00 — B. Gallagher, Canadiens (A. Newhook). Score now 1-0.

- 2nd 06:49 — D. James, Lightning (G. Goncalves, Y. Gourde). Score now 1-1.

- 2nd 07:00 — K. Dach, Canadiens (Z. Bolduc, K. Guhle). Score now 2-1.

- 2nd 17:23 — J. Guentzel, Lightning. Score now 2-2.

- 3rd 01:06 — A. Texier, Canadiens (L. Hutson, N. Suzuki). Score now 3-2.

Goalies

- A. Vasilevskiy (Lightning): 21 SV on 24 SH, 3 GA, 87.5 SV%, 57:27 TOI. Decision: L.

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 38 SV on 40 SH, 2 GA, 95 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: Benchmark International Arena

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030125)