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Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, April 19, 2026, Game 1 of the First Round

MTL

CanadiensMontréal Canadiens

Playoffs: 1-0

MTL 4, TBL 3

Final/OT

Shots 19–23

TBL

LightningTampa Bay Lightning

Playoffs: 0-1

Game 1 of the First Round, Scores for April 19, 2026

MTL leads series 1–0

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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MTLMTL 0, TBL 0TBL1st 6:36

GOAL1 of 7

Play 1 of 7

Anderson scores, from Carrier and Matheson

MTL at TBL, April 19, 2026

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1ST

2ND

3RD

OT

Rewrite the game

Pick a side and play the game's goals and big chances one at a time: score yours again, stop theirs, and change the final.

MTLAs the CanadiensTBLAs the Lightning

Linescore

Goals
Goals123OTT
MTLMontréal Canadiens11114
TBLTampa Bay Lightning02103
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123OTT
MTLMontréal Canadiens458219
TBLTampa Bay Lightning977023

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: MTLJuraj Slafkovský#203 goals, 7 shots
  2. 2nd star: TBLJake Guentzel#593 assists, 4 shots
  3. 3rd star: TBLBrandon Hagel#382 goals, 3 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

MTLTBL
19Shots on goal23
61.0%Faceoffs39.0%
3/5Power play2/5
14Penalty minutes14
42Hits44
20Blocked shots10
16Giveaways9
6Takeaways7

Standings

Final regular-season standings

All standings
Atlantic
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1BUFSabres8250239109
2TBLLightning8250266106
3MTLCanadiens82482410106
4BOSBruins82452710100
5OTTSenators8244271199
6DETRed Wings8241311092
7FLAPanthers824038484
8TORMaple Leafs8232361478