Montreal and Tampa Bay square off with series tied 1-1

by | Apr 23, 2026 | Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division)Montreal, Quebec; Friday, 7 p.m. EDTLINE: Lightning -121, Canadiens +101; over/under is 6NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Montreal Canadiens for game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1. The teams meet Tuesday for the seventh time this season. The Lightning won 3-2 in overtime in the last meeting.Montreal is 48-24-10 overall with a 17-9-2 record in Atlantic Division games. The Canadiens are 20-6-2 when scoring a power-play goal.Tampa Bay has a 50-26-6 record overall and a 17-9-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Lightning have a 16-7-3 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.TOP PERFORMERS: Cole Caufield has 51 goals and 37 assists for the Canadiens. Juraj Slafkovsky has four goals and six assists over the last 10 games.Jake Guentzel has 38 goals and 50 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsLAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 6-3-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.6 assists, 5.1 penalties and 13.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 6.5 penalties and 17 penalty …

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