Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

East 1st Round - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

48-24-10, 24-9-8 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Canadiens MTL	1	1	0	0	2
Lightning TB	1	0	1	1	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

50-26-6, 26-14-1 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	4	2	1	1	2	5	0	1	23	17:21	0:00	3:09	14:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:02	1:05	0:00	10:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	26	24:50	6:46	0:00	18:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	18	10:53	0:39	0:00	10:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	26	18:38	0:05	3:09	15:24	8	4	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	24	20:39	6:37	0:00	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	3	1	2	2	1	0	24	16:39	0:00	2:44	13:55	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:04	0:00	0:00	10:04	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	18:57	1:04	2:43	15:10	4	7	36.4
0	0	-2	2	2	0	1	5	2	0	1	25	25:33	6:49	0:05	18:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	27	25:08	6:47	0:10	18:11	13	18	41.9
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	22	16:37	1:01	0:00	15:36	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	36	27:18	0:03	4:17	22:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	3	1	2	3	1	3	34	26:24	0:23	1:49	24:12	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	35	32:00	6:47	0:35	24:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	3	1	2	0	1	3	36	28:47	1:09	5:19	22:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	15:05	0:00	0:00	15:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	3	6	4	0	2	15	9:05	0:00	0:00	9:05	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	3	31	.912	26	5	0	0	0	72:48	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Dominic JamesD. James#17
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Corey PerryC. Perry#10
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Scott SabourinS. Sabourin#46
defensemen
Declan CarlileD. Carlile#67
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	30	22:43	0:55	5:35	16:13	19	12	61.3
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	23	12:54	0:00	1:55	10:59	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	25	19:58	1:38	1:51	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	4	1	1	1	28	18:41	0:00	2:17	16:24	0	5	0.0
0	1	1	4	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	29	25:10	5:40	0:04	19:26	5	2	71.4
1	1	3	1	0	0	2	7	1	2	2	27	23:52	3:26	3:59	16:27	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:25	0:19	0:00	13:06	1	3	25.0
1	0	2	5	2	1	1	2	1	0	2	32	23:22	5:38	0:00	17:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	25	13:32	0:20	0:00	13:12	8	3	72.7
0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	1	0	1	16	10:49	0:19	0:00	10:30	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	21:34	5:21	0:00	16:13	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	14	8:20	0:00	0:00	8:20	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	17:38	0:00	0:19	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	26	21:26	0:00	6:03	15:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	0	4	0	2	30	23:31	0:00	1:46	21:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	1	1	29	21:06	0:05	3:41	17:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	38	29:14	0:38	3:51	24:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	30	27:28	5:41	0:03	21:44	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	2	25	.926	18	6	1	0	0	72:14	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Canadiens	1	1	0	0	2
	Lightning	1	0	1	1	3

1st Period			MTL	TB
8:40		Brandon Hagel (3) Assists: Jake Guentzel (4), Erik Cernak (1)	0	1
16:11		Lane Hutson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (3), Cole Caufield (3)	1	1

2nd Period			MTL	TB
18:36		Josh Anderson (2) Assists: Phillip Danault (1), Jake Evans (1)	2	1

3rd Period			MTL	TB
12:33		Nikita Kucherov (1) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (1), Brandon Hagel (1)	2	2

OT Summary			MTL	TB
12:48		J.J. Moser (1) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (2)	2	3

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

1:13

Nikita Kucherov's goal ties it up for Lightning in 3rd period

0:52

Lane Hutson ties it up for Montreal in Game 2

0:49

Canadiens
4
Lightning
3

Game 1

20/4

Canadiens
2
Lightning
3

Game 2

22/4

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 3

25/4

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 4

27/4

Canadiens
Lightning

Game 5

29/4

Lightning
Canadiens

Game 6

1/5

Canadiens
Lightning

Game 7

3/5

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 AM, 22 April 2026

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Graham Skilliter
Furman South

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Moser's OT goal helps Lightning tie series with Canadiens

Trailing late in the third period on home ice, and staring at a potential 2-0 series deficit, the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal round.

Utah Mammoth vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Logan Cooley scores late as the Mammoth beat the Golden Knights 3-2 to even playoffs series

— Logan Cooley scored off a rebound with six minutes left to give the Mammoth a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, and they will head back to Utah with a split of the first two games in their first-round playoffs series.

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