Overview
- Montreal took Game 1 in overtime 4-3 on Juraj Slafkovský’s winner after scoring three times on the power play.
- Lightning coach Jon Cooper called his team’s penalties “stupidity” and said discipline must improve for the next game.
- Rookie defenseman Lane Hutson played a game-high 29 minutes and helped create four of Montreal’s eight high-danger chances at five-on-five.
- The SportsLine model, after 10,000 simulations, projects the total to go Over 6 with about 6.3 combined goals.
- SportsLine consensus lists Tampa Bay at -191 with Montreal at +158 and the total set at 6 goals.