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

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Canadiens
4
Lightning
3

Game 1

20/4

Canadiens
2
Lightning
3

Game 2

22/4

Lightning
2
Canadiens
3

Game 3

25/4

Lightning
3
Canadiens
2

Game 4

27/4

Canadiens
3
Lightning
2

Game 5

30/4

Lightning
1
Canadiens
0

Game 6

2/5

Canadiens
2
Lightning
1

Game 7

4/5

Benchmark International Arena

4:30 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

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