Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

East 1st Round - Game 7 • MTL wins series 4-3

48-24-10, 24-9-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	1	0	1	2
Lightning TB	0	1	0	1

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

50-26-6, 26-14-1 Home

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	1	0	1	2
	Lightning	0	1	0	1

1st Period			MTL	TB
18:39		Nick Suzuki (1) Assists: Kaiden Guhle (3), Josh Anderson (1)	1	0

2nd Period			MTL	TB
13:27		Dominic James (2) (Power Play) Assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1), Gage Goncalves (2)	1	1

3rd Period			MTL	TB
11:07		Alex Newhook (1) Assists: Lane Hutson (4), Kaiden Guhle (4)	2	1

Nick Paul hit Alexandre Carrier
Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Alexandre Carrier
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Emil Lilleberg hit Ivan Demidov
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
Yanni Gourde hit Lane Hutson
Gage Goncalves hit Jayden Struble
Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
Cole Caufield shot blocked by J.J. Moser
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
J.J. Moser hit Cole Caufield
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Zemgus Girgensons hit Kaiden Guhle
Yanni Gourde hit Alex Newhook
Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Dominic James Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Dominic James Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot Wide Right
Darren Raddysh Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Gage Goncalves Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Nick Paul Backhand Wide Right
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Josh Anderson
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
Gage Goncalves Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Zemgus Girgensons hit Kaiden Guhle
Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brayden Point faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
Zemgus Girgensons hit Alexandre Carrier
Dominic James hit Noah Dobson
Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Jake Guentzel Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Brayden Point Holding against Alex Newhook
Jake Guentzel hit Lane Hutson
Brandon Hagel hit Lane Hutson
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Nick Paul
Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Lane Hutson
Nick Paul Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Dominic James
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Darren Raddysh hit Nick Suzuki
J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jake Evans
Corey Perry hit Lane Hutson
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Ryan McDonagh hit Juraj Slafkovský
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
Nick Paul Snap Shot Wide Left
Dominic James Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1), Gage Goncalves (2)
Brandon Hagel Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Zemgus Girgensons hit Alexandre Carrier
Gage Goncalves Snap Shot Wide Right
Too many men/ice served by Dominic James
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Nick Paul faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
Nick Paul faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Yanni Gourde Tip-In Wide Right
Nick Paul faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Nick Paul Snap Shot Wide Left
Nick Paul hit Kaiden Guhle
Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
Zemgus Girgensons hit Mike Matheson
Nick Paul hit Alex Newhook
Zemgus Girgensons hit Alexandre Carrier
Dominic James faceoff won against Jake Evans
Gage Goncalves Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
Dominic James faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot Wide Left
Dominic James hit Lane Hutson
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
Brayden Point hit Alexandre Carrier
Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
Zemgus Girgensons hit Noah Dobson
Nick Paul hit Noah Dobson
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Brayden Point Tip-In Wide Right
Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jake Evans
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jake Evans
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Right
Takeaway by Dominic James
Dominic James Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Emil Lilleberg hit Alex Newhook
Erik Cernak Snap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Erik Cernak
Brandon Hagel hit Alexandre Carrier
Emil Lilleberg Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
Anthony Cirelli hit Alexandre Carrier
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Anthony Cirelli hit Nick Suzuki
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
Jake Evans hit Zemgus Girgensons
Icing
Jake Evans faceoff won against Brayden Point
Jake Evans hit Brayden Point
Cole Caufield hit Darren Raddysh
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Noah Dobson hit Zemgus Girgensons
Kirby Dach hit Erik Cernak
Jayden Struble hit Gage Goncalves
Puck in Netting
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Josh Anderson hit Darren Raddysh
Puck in Benches
Mike Matheson hit Nikita Kucherov
Off-side
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Alex Newhook hit Zemgus Girgensons
Phillip Danault hit Erik Cernak
Cole Caufield hit J.J. Moser
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Cole Caufield hit Anthony Cirelli
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Icing
Kaiden Guhle hit Zemgus Girgensons
Jayden Struble hit Yanni Gourde
Kaiden Guhle hit Zemgus Girgensons
Giveaway by Jakub Dobes
Jayden Struble hit Yanni Gourde
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Zachary Bolduc
Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Kirby Dach hit Darren Raddysh
Zachary Bolduc Backhand High and Wide Right
Josh Anderson hit Nikita Kucherov
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nick Paul
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Cole Caufield hit Darren Raddysh
Kirby Dach hit Gage Goncalves
Alexandre Texier hit Ryan McDonagh
Jayden Struble hit Gage Goncalves
Goalie Stopped
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nick Suzuki Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Kaiden Guhle (3), Josh Anderson (1)
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Ivan Demidov hit Gage Goncalves
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
Phillip Danault hit Erik Cernak
Noah Dobson hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
Nick Suzuki hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Goalie Stopped
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Alex Newhook
Mike Matheson Tripping against Anthony Cirelli
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Goalie Stopped
Alexandre Carrier hit Jake Guentzel
Goalie Stopped
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Takeaway by Lane Hutson
Giveaway by Cole Caufield
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
Brayden Point shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Noah Dobson hit Brandon Hagel
Goalie Stopped
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Puck Frozen - Skater
Icing
Puck in Netting
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Gage Goncalves
Icing
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dominic James
Icing
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Kaiden Guhle Holding against Jake Guentzel
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nick Paul
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
Noah Dobson hit Brandon Hagel
Zachary Bolduc hit Darren Raddysh
Kaiden Guhle hit Darren Raddysh
Icing
TV Timeout
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Right
Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Wide Right
Kirby Dach hit Darren Raddysh
Zachary Bolduc hit J.J. Moser
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Hand Pass
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Off-side
Puck in Crowd
Puck in Netting
Lane Hutson hit Nick Paul
Giveaway by Alex Newhook
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Alexandre Carrier hit Brandon Hagel
Takeaway by Noah Dobson
Nick Suzuki hit J.J. Moser
Josh Anderson hit Darren Raddysh
Cole Caufield hit Ryan McDonagh
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Off-side
Takeaway by Alexandre Texier
Nick Suzuki hit J.J. Moser
Corey Perry shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Puck in Netting
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jake Evans hit Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Off-side
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Goalie Stopped
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Ivan Demidov
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Goalie Stopped
Nick Paul shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Kirby Dach faceoff won against Nick Paul
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Kirby Dach
Puck in Netting
Josh Anderson shot blocked by Phillip Danault
Cole Caufield Slap Shot Wide Left
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Right
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alex Newhook Goal (1) Batted, assists: Lane Hutson (4), Kaiden Guhle (4)
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Jake Evans hit Brayden Point
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Alexandre Texier Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Icing
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Off-side
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Juraj Slafkovský hit Anthony Cirelli
Phillip Danault hit Jake Guentzel
Goalie Stopped
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
Puck Frozen - Skater
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Brayden Point
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Icing
Off-side
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Nick Paul
Mike Matheson Delaying Game
Timeout - Visitor
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Nick Suzuki

CANADIENS

LIGHTNING

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

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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Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Jakub DobesG - MTL

Alex NewhookC - MTL

Dominic JamesC - TB

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Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener

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