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Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay LightningApr 19, 2026

Final / OTPlayoffs· Benchmark International Arena
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TBL
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
MTL11114MTL458219
TBL02103TBL977023
MTL 42TBL 54
MTL 2.63TBL 2.00
PP goals
MTL 3TBL 2
Hits
MTL 42TBL 44
Blocks
MTL 17TBL 10
PIM
MTL 14TBL 12
MTL 61%TBL 39%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime at TBL. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 3 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 6:23 together.

  1. Points
    Juraj Slafkovský had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 21:11.Slafkovský
  2. Points
    Jake Guentzel had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 22:57.Guentzel
  3. Points
    Brandon Hagel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:27.Hagel
  4. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 3 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 6:23 together.SuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovskýDemidov
  5. Points
    Cole Caufield had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:11.Caufield
  6. Points
    Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:58.Suzuki
  7. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:38.Kucherov
  8. PP1
    TBL's first power-play unit (Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Raddysh and Hagel) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 7:28 together.KucherovGuentzelPointRaddyshHagel

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at TBL: 96 attempts, 42 on goal, 7 goals, 4.63 expected goals; best chance Darren Raddysh at 0.29 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • TBL
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 96 of 96 attempts · TBL 54 · MTL 42

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at TBL: expected goals 2.00 to 2.63 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 42, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTTBLMTLARHSSHSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:22
  • TBL
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTAnderson · 1st 13:24Raddysh · 2nd 12:15Hagel · 2nd 12:44Slafkovský · 2nd 19:36Slafkovský · 3rd 5:56Hagel · 3rd 8:58Slafkovský · OT 1:22
  • TBL pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 27% of the game, TBL 31%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at TBL: 38 players over 61:22; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (61:22) for TBL and Jakub Dobes (61:13) for MTL, 7 goals.

TBL
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TBL skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TBL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, TBL rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common Hagel vs Suzuki, 11:55 at 83% xGF.

TBL ↓ · MTL →SuzukiCaufieldSlafkovskýDemidovNewhookTexierEvansAndersonDanaultDachBolducKapanenHutsonGuhleMathesonCarrierStrubleXhekajL1 HagelL1 GuentzelL1 CirelliL2 GourdeL2 PaulL2 GirgensonsL3 PointL3 KucherovL3 GoncalvesL4 PerryL4 GeekieL4 JamesD1 RaddyshD1 MoserD2 McDonaghD2 CernakD3 LillebergD3 D'Astous
TBL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLTBL
3241
1.351.09
1.311.08
101
26
1718
+0.043−0.043
27%31%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 13:24
    MTLJosh Anderson (Alexandre Carrier, Mike Matheson)wrist0.11 xG
    MTL: Danault, Matheson, Anderson, Evans, CarrierTBL: Kucherov, Point, Raddysh, Goncalves, Moser
    MTL 1 – 0 TBL

2nd period

  1. 12:15
    TBLDarren RaddyshPP (Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel)slap0.08 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Evans, Carrier, NewhookTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Raddysh, Hagel
    MTL 1 – 1 TBL
  2. 12:44
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Jake Guentzel, Ryan McDonagh)backhand0.10 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, Hutson, SlafkovskýTBL: McDonagh, Guentzel, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel
    MTL 1 – 2 TBL
  3. 19:36
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield)snap0.10 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: McDonagh, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel
    MTL 2 – 2 TBL

3rd period

  1. 5:56
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki)snap0.20 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: Gourde, Girgensons, Moser, Lilleberg
    MTL 3 – 2 TBL
  2. 8:58
    TBLBrandon HagelPP (Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov)tip-in0.13 xG
    MTL: Danault, Matheson, Anderson, GuhleTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Raddysh, Hagel
    MTL 3 – 3 TBL

OT period

  1. 1:22
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki)snap0.14 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: McDonagh, Cernak, Cirelli, Hagel
    MTL 4 – 3 TBL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1022-100.0011022:58——3943
Cole Caufield RL1022-120.3021021:11——3338
Juraj Slafkovský LL1303-171.1520221:11——3343
Ivan Demidov RL2011020.1621016:34——4489
Alex Newhook CL2000010.1440216:23——3975
Alexandre Texier LL2000010.1340010:32——3975
Jake Evans CL3000+100.0011015:16——3635
Josh Anderson RL3101+110.1041414:47——2225
Phillip Danault CL3000+110.0911013:19——4754
Kirby Dach CL4000000.0020010:58——5349
Zachary Bolduc RL4000000.012029:10——7887
Oliver Kapanen CL4000010.110008:25——6982
Lane Hutson DD1011-120.3201029:00——3773
Kaiden Guhle DD1000-100.0031421:21——3263
Mike Matheson DD2011+100.0046022:56——2816
Alexandre Carrier DD2011+100.0032018:36——2416
Jayden Struble DD3000000.0020012:33——7284
Arber Xhekaj DD3000010.1151010:59——7185
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub Dobes(start)W23203.8702.0061:13

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brandon Hagel LL1202+130.5210225:27——8184
Jake Guentzel CL1033+140.2800222:57——8086
Anthony Cirelli CL1000+110.0161217:35——7984
Yanni Gourde CL2000010.0120217:35——5018
Nick Paul LL2000010.0471013:47——5321
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000000.0211012:42——5418
Brayden Point CL3000-100.0100018:30——4838
Nikita Kucherov RL3022-150.2020217:38——4632
Gage Goncalves CL3000-100.0000010:43——5047
Corey Perry RL4000010.011208:42——3617
Conor Geekie CL4000000.001128:12——4031
Dominic James CL4000000.022007:18——57100
Darren Raddysh DD1101-160.6540023:55——5439
J.J. Moser DD1000-100.0032022:12——5638
Ryan McDonagh DD2011+100.0041021:19——6862
Erik Cernak DD2000+110.2041020:53——5851
Emil Lilleberg DD3000000.0050017:27——5060
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD3000000.031009:35——2514
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)L19154.7892.6361:22

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Josh Anderson (MTL) 1st 13:24 · assists Alexandre Carrier, Mike Matheson · Forecheck turnover · 41.7 mph shot.

Juraj Slafkovský · OT 1:22 · MTL PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
3
Shot
53.0 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
5.7 s

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