Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in OT — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Montréal Canadiens top Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime

Sunday, April 19, 2026 — Montréal Canadiens 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3. Final. (OT)

Three stars

- 1. J. Slafkovský (MTL) (3G, 0A)

- 2. B. Hagel (TBL) (2G, 0A)

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

Goal summary

- 1st 13:24 — J. Anderson, Canadiens (A. Carrier, M. Matheson). Score now 1-0.

- 2nd 12:15 — D. Raddysh, Lightning (N. Kucherov, J. Guentzel) PPG. Score now 1-1.

- 2nd 12:44 — B. Hagel, Lightning (J. Guentzel, R. McDonagh). Score now 1-2.

- 2nd 19:36 — J. Slafkovský, Canadiens (I. Demidov, C. Caufield) PPG. Score now 2-2.

- 3rd 05:56 — J. Slafkovský, Canadiens (C. Caufield, N. Suzuki) PPG. Score now 3-2.

- 3rd 08:58 — B. Hagel, Lightning (J. Guentzel, N. Kucherov) PPG. Score now 3-3.

- OT 01:22 — J. Slafkovský, Canadiens (L. Hutson, N. Suzuki) PPG. Score now 4-3.

Goalies

- A. Vasilevskiy (Lightning): 15 SV on 19 SH, 4 GA, 78.9 SV%, 61:22 TOI. Decision: L.

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 20 SV on 23 SH, 3 GA, 87 SV%, 61:13 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: Benchmark International Arena

- Start (PT): 2:45 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030121)