Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning’s matchup against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 on Wednesday:<\/p>\n
When: Wednesday, April 29 – 7\u00a0p.m. ET Lines from Sunday’s game (subject to change) Defensemen Goaltenders Wednesday’s Matchup Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game The Road Ahead (\\if necessary*)<\/p>\n Game 6: Lightning at Canadiens – Friday, May 1
Where:\u00a0Benchmark International Arena – Tampa, FL.
TV Coverage:\u00a0The Spot – Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings)
Stream:\u00a0TampaBayLightning<\/a>.com\/StreamNow<\/a>
Radio coverage:\u00a0102.5 MHz-FM<\/a>,\u00a0Lightning Radio 24\/7<\/a><\/p>\n
Forwards
Brandon Hagel – Brayden Point\u00a0– Nikita Kucherov
Yanni Gourde – Anthony Cirelli – Jake Guentzel
Gage\u00a0Goncalves – Dominic James – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Zemgus Girgensons\u00a0 – Nick Paul –\u00a0Corey Perry\u00a0<\/p>\n
JJ Moser – Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh – Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg – Max Crozier<\/p>\n
Andrei Vasilevskiy <\/p>\n
The Tampa Bay Lightning return home to Benchmark International Arena on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. Game 5 against the Montreal Canadiens to continue their First Round series in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs…The series is tied 2-2 after an overtime loss in Game 1, an overtime win in Game 2, an overtime loss in Game 3 on the road and a Game 4 victory, 3-2, for the Bolts on Sunday in Montreal…Forwards Brandon Hagel (6-1\u20147) and Jake Guentzel (1-6\u20147) co-lead Tampa Bay in scoring through four games of the series, and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is 2-2 with an .882 save percentage…The Lightning hold a 14-9 playoff record all-time versus the Canadiens, including an 8-4 pace on home ice…Kucherov is the franchise career playoff scoring leader against Montreal with 11-8\u201419 in 17 games…Vasilevskiy carries a 6-3 record versus the Canadiens in the postseason along with a .915 save percentage and one shutout.<\/p>\n
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