NHL Recaps: Friday, May 1, 2026

Final / OT

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Tampa Bay Lightning

1

Montreal Canadiens

0

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 1–0 (OT)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 1–0 in overtime at MTL. Gage Goncalves (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Brandon Hagel (TBL) played 29:05, +4:56 up on his 24:09 season average over 6 games.

• •Brandon Hagel (TBL) played 29:05, +4:56 up on his 24:09 season average over 6 games.
• •New look for TBL: Perry–Guentzel–Point skated 6:30 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
• •Lane Hutson (MTL) played 30:46, +5:37 up on his 25:09 season average over 18 games.

Final

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Buffalo Sabres

4

Boston Bruins

1

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Sean Kuraly (BOS) played 9:40, −3:35 down on his 13:15 season average over 5 games.

• •Zach Benson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:47.
• •Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:48.
• •Tage Thompson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:54.

Final

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Vegas Golden Knights

5

Utah Mammoth

1

Vegas Golden Knights rout Utah Mammoth 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Utah Mammoth 5–1 at UTA. Mitch Marner (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Theodore, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:12 together.

• •Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 7 shots in 17:19.
• •VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Theodore, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:12 together.
• •Mikhail Sergachev (UTA) played 22:28, −5:56 down on his 28:24 season average over 5 games.

TBD

Playoffs

Colorado Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings

Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings

Scheduled.