The Montreal Canadiens face the Tampa Bay Lightning in a Stanley Cup Playoff NHL game on Friday, April 24, 2026 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. This will be the third game of Round 1. Both teams are currently tied at 1-1. Here’s everything you need to know about today’s Canadiens vs. Lightning game:

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper did not hold back when discussing his team's performance in Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Tampa Bay Lightning make the trip north to face the Montreal Canadiens Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round NHL Playoffs series. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET with TV coverage on TNT and streaming on-demand.

Tampa has held Nick Suzuki’s top line with Juraj Slafkovský and Cole Caufield pointless at five-on-five in the series but is still down 2-1.

Not much has separated the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens through two games of their first round series. The Canadiens won Game 1 thanks to a Juraj

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper had a trio of injury updates ahead of Game 3 of their series against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Lightning will take on the Montreal Canadiens on Friday in Game 3 of their first-round series, and they’ll likely do so without defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous.