| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 TB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Brandon Hagel
· LW
Jake Guentzel
· C
Juraj Slafkovsky
· LW
Nick Suzuki
· C
Team Stats
17Blocked Shots10
42Hits44
6Takeaways7
19Shots23
3Power Play Goals2
5Power Play Opportunities5
60.0Power Play Percentage40.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
36Faceoffs Won23
61.0Faceoff Win Percent39.0
16Giveaways9
Play-by-Play
1:22
Game End
1:22
End of OT
1:22
Juraj Slafkovský Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (1), Nick Suzuki (2)
0:59
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
0:59
Timeout - Visitor
0:59
Puck in Netting
0:56
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
0:36
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
0:13
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel
0:00
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
0:00
Start of Overtime
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:39
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
19:39
Jake Guentzel High-sticking against Kaiden Guhle
19:31
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Ivan Demidov
19:23
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Wide Left
19:17
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Alex Newhook
19:17
Puck in Crowd
19:00
Brayden Point shot blocked by Mike Matheson
18:53
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Left
18:51
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
18:51
Puck Frozen - Goalie
18:40
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
18:11
Nick Paul hit Jayden Struble
17:58
Darren Raddysh hit Phillip Danault
17:38
Phillip Danault hit J.J. Moser
17:36
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jake Evans
17:36
Puck in Crowd
17:34
Josh Anderson hit J.J. Moser
17:33
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Josh Anderson
17:29
Darren Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Left
16:18
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
16:18
Off-side
16:09
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
16:01
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Corey Perry
15:15
Takeaway by Nick Paul
15:02
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nick Paul
15:02
Icing
14:54
Giveaway by Josh Anderson
14:38
Josh Anderson hit J.J. Moser
14:35
Jake Evans hit Emil Lilleberg
14:32
Nick Paul faceoff won against Phillip Danault
14:32
Goalie Stopped
14:29
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
14:14
Alexandre Texier hit Gage Goncalves
14:03
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
14:00
Alexandre Texier faceoff won against Brayden Point
14:00
Puck Frozen - Goalie
13:40
Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
13:33
Ivan Demidov Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Juraj Slafkovsky's hat trick lifts Canadiens to 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning in Game 1
— Juraj Slafkovsky scored his third power-play goal 1:22 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday night.
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