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Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning
East 1st Round - Game 5
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MTL leads series 3-2
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
48-24-10
, 24-9-8 Away
3
48-24-10
, 24-9-8 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Canadiens
MTL
1
1
1
3
Lightning
TB
0
2
0
2
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
50-26-6
, 26-14-1 Home
2
50-26-6
, 26-14-1 Home
Gamecast
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Regular Season Series
Playoff Series
MTL leads 3-2
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
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
9:00 AM, 30 April 2026
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092
Referees:
Jean Hebert
TJ Luxmore
Furman South
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Kilian McNamara
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
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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