MTL@TBL: Game recap | Game 1

TAMPA – Three power play goals by Juraj Slafkovsky powered the Canadiens past the Lightning in Game 1 of Montreal's Round 1 series on Sunday.

Slafkovsky completed the hat trick just 1:22 into overtime to seal the 4-3 win.

Josh Anderson was the other Habs goalscorer, opening the series' account midway through the first period.

Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield both registered a pair of assists each, and Jakub Dobes made 20 saves in his fourth career playoff start.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals

P1 13:24 [1]-0 Anderson (Carrier)

P2 19:36 [2]-2 Slafkovsky (Demidov, Caufield) – PPG

P3 05:56 [3]-2 Slafkovsky (Caufield, Suzuki) – PPG

OT 01:22 [4]-3 Slafkovsky (Hutson, Suzuki) – PPG

Tampa Bay goals 

P2 12:15 1-[1] Raddysh (Kucherov, Guentzel) – PPG

P2 12:44 1-[2] Hagel (Guentzel, McDonagh)

P3 08:58 3-[3] Hagel (Guentzel, Kucherov) – PPG

What's next

The Canadiens return to Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday, for Game 2 of the Round 1 series against the Lightning.