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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
    19/4
    • 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
    3/5

    Game Information

    Bell Centre
    Bell Centre
    12:00 AM, 25 April 2026
    Montreal, QC
    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
    Full Standings

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    In just the 10th playoff game in NHL history with at least 15 combined goals, the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to defeat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday in a wacky Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series.
    Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

    Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

    — Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier injury and the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday night in a wacky Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
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