Apr 24, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson (48) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the overtime period in game three of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre.
April 25 – Lane Hutson scored 2:09 into overtime and the host Montreal Canadiens took Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday, moving ahead 2-1 in the best-of-seven set.
While Hutson scored the game-winner, it was Montreal’s fourth line that lifted the Habs to victory. Kirby Dach and Alexandre Texier both had a goal and an assist, and Zack Bolduc had two helpers.
Jakub Dobes made 15 saves for the Canadiens in the third straight game of the series to require overtime.
Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point scored for the Lightning, with Jake Guentzel and Nikita Kucherov generating assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 shots.
Mammoth 4, Golden Knights 2
Lawson Crouse scored a pair of second-period goals as Utah doubled up Vegas in Salt Lake City to take a 2-1 lead in a Western Conference quarterfinal series.
MacKenzie Weegar scored and added an assist and Dylan Guenther also tallied for the Mammoth, who became the sixth franchise that has debuted since the 1990s or later to win its first-ever home Stanley Cup playoff game.
Utah’s Clayton Keller chipped in a pair of helpers and Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves. Jack Eichel and Nic Dowd scored for the Golden Knights, while Carter Hart made eight saves.
Ducks 7, Oilers 4
Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson scored goals 42 seconds apart early in the third period to spark host Anaheim to a comeback victory over Edmonton and give the Ducks a 2-1 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Mikael Granlund tallied once in a four-point performance, while Mason McTavish, Alex Killorn, Jeffrey Viel and Jackson Lacombe added a goal apiece for Anaheim. Carlsson and Lacombe each notched an assist, and Lukas Dostal made 20 saves.
Connor McDavid collected one goal and one assist while Vasily Podkolzin, Kasperi Kapanen and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored once for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard posted two assists apiece, and Connor Ingram stopped 32 shots.
