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    Tampa Bay Lightning @ Montreal Canadiens

    East 1st Round - Game 3 • MTL leads series 2-1
    TB
    Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB
    50-26-6, 24-12-5 Away
    2
    50-26-6, 24-12-5 Away
    Final/OT
    123OTT
    Lightning
    TB
    		11002
    Canadiens
    MTL
    		11013
    MTL
    Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL
    48-24-10, 24-15-2 Home
    3
    48-24-10, 24-15-2 Home
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    MTL leads 2-1

    • Canadiens
      4
    • Lightning
      3
    Game 1
    4/19
    • Canadiens
      2
    • Lightning
      3
    Game 2
    4/21
    • Lightning
      2
    • Canadiens
      3
    Game 3
    4/24
    • Lightning
      3
    • Canadiens
      2
    Game 4
    4/26
    • Canadiens
      3
    • Lightning
      2
    Game 5
    4/29
    • Lightning
      1
    • Canadiens
      0
    Game 6
    5/1
    • Canadiens
      2
    • Lightning
      1
    Game 7
    5/3

    Game Information

    Bell Centre
    Bell Centre
    7:00 PM, April 24, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV/HBO Max
    Montreal, Canada
    Attendance: 20,962
    • Referees:
    • Chris Rooney
    • Wes McCauley
    • Peter MacDougall
    • Linesmen:
    • Devin Berg
    • James Tobias
    • Jonathan Deschamps

    2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

    TeamWLOTLPTS
    Buffalo50239109
    Tampa Bay50266106
    Montreal482410106
    Boston452710100
    Ottawa44271199
    Detroit41311092
    Florida4038484
    Toronto32361478
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