Final: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers on Thu Apr 2, 2026

ENDED Thu Apr 02, 11:00pm

From Madison Square Garden in New York.

Final

Thu, Apr 2

31-36-9

44-21-10

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The Rangers travel south to face the Panthers in a high-stakes match. Florida, the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion, looks to remain the top team in the Eastern Conference. Captain Aleksander Barkov is out for the season because of a major injury.

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Mon Jul 13, 1:00pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning takes place at Benchmark International Arena. The regular-season series was closely contested, with both teams splitting their four meetings 2-2.

Mon Jul 13, 2:30pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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The Canadiens face the Lightning in Game 2 of the East first round. Montreal leads 1-0 after a 4-3 win April 19. Juraj Slafkovsky had a hat trick, including the overtime winner; Brandon Hagel led Tampa Bay with two goals to force the extra period.

Mon Jul 13, 4:00pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

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The Lightning face the Canadiens in Game 3 at Bell Centre. After Josh Anderson gave Montreal a 2-1 lead, Nikita Kucherov tied it at 12:33 of the third to force OT. J.J. Moser scored at 12:48 into OT to seal the Lightning's win in Game 2.

Mon Jul 13, 5:30pm UTC • 1h • NHL Network

Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

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The Lightning face the Canadiens in Game 4 of the East first round. Montreal leads 2-1 after a Game 3 win. Brayden Point tied it for Tampa Bay with a power-play goal, but rookie Lane Hutson won it at 2:09 of overtime with a slap shot.

Mon Jul 13, 6:30pm UTC • 1h • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Montreal faces Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the East First Round at Benchmark International Arena. The series remains tied 2-2 after the Lightning won Game 4. Zachary Bolduc and Cole Caufield staked Montreal to an early 2-0 lead before Tampa Bay rallied.

Mon Jul 13, 7:30pm UTC • 1h 30m • NHL Network

Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

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The Lightning and the Canadiens continue their series in Game 6 at Bell Centre. Montreal leads 3-2 after a Game 5 win. Brendan Gallagher opened the scoring for Montreal while rookie Jakub Dobes stopped 38 of 40 shots in the 3-2 Game 5 victory.

Mon Jul 13, 9:00pm UTC • 1h • NHL Network

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

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The Lightning host the Canadiens for a decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round. Both teams recorded 106 points in the regular season. Tampa Bay forced this Game 7 with an overtime victory to avoid elimination in Game 6.

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