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
Box score
MTLMontréal Canadiens
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 14N. SuzukiNick Suzuki | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:58 |
| 20J. SlafkovskýJuraj Slafkovský | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21:11 |
| 13C. CaufieldCole Caufield | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:11 |
| 93I. DemidovIvan Demidov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:34 |
| 15A. NewhookAlex Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16:23 |
| 71J. EvansJake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:16 |
| 17J. AndersonJosh Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14:47 |
| 24P. DanaultPhillip Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:19 |
| 77K. DachKirby Dach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 |
| 85A. TexierAlexandre Texier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 |
| 76Z. BolducZachary Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9:10 |
| 91O. KapanenOliver Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 48L. HutsonLane Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29:00 |
| 8M. MathesonMike Matheson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22:56 |
| 21K. GuhleKaiden Guhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21:21 |
| 45A. CarrierAlexandre Carrier | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18:36 |
| 47J. StrubleJayden Struble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 |
| 72A. XhekajArber Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10:59 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75J. DobesJakub Dobes | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 61:13 | W |
TBLTampa Bay Lightning
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 38B. HagelBrandon Hagel | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:27 |
| 59J. GuentzelJake Guentzel | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:57 |
| 21B. PointBrayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 |
| 86N. KucherovNikita Kucherov | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:38 |
| 37Y. GourdeYanni Gourde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:35 |
| 71A. CirelliAnthony Cirelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17:35 |
| 20N. PaulNick Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13:47 |
| 28Z. GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:42 |
| 93G. GoncalvesGage Goncalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 |
| 10C. PerryCorey Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8:42 |
| 14C. GeekieConor Geekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8:12 |
| 17D. JamesDominic James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:18 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 43D. RaddyshDarren Raddysh | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:55 |
| 90J. MoserJ.J. Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22:12 |
| 27R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21:19 |
| 81E. CernakErik Cernak | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20:53 |
| 78E. LillebergEmil Lilleberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 |
| 51C. D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88A. VasilevskiyAndrei Vasilevskiy | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 61:22 | L |