Overview
- The Canadiens, who opened the series Sunday in Tampa, won 4-3 on Juraj Slafkovsky’s goal 1:22 into overtime.
- All three of Slafkovsky’s goals came on the power play, a first for a Montreal player in a playoff game per Sportsnet Stats.
- Jake Guentzel’s high-sticking penalty with 21 seconds left in regulation carried into overtime and set up the winner.
- Montreal went 3-for-5 on the man advantage while Tampa Bay finished 2-for-5, highlighting how penalties swung the game.
- Lightning coach Jon Cooper called his team’s four offensive-zone penalties “stupidity” and targeted better discipline before Game 2 on Tuesday.