Scenes from inside and outside the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, as the Montreal Canadiens faced the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 4 of their best-of-seven NHL playoff series.
Tampa tied the series with a 3-2 victory over Montreal.
Montreal Canadiens fans watch outside the Bell Centre as a 2-0 lead ended in a 3-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteTampa Bay Lightning’s Brandon Hagel scores the game-winning goal on Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes after getting position on defenceman Mike Matheson in the third period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. It was Hagel’s second goal of the game. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens fans watch outside the Bell Centre as a 2-0 lead ended in a 3-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens fans react outside the Bell Centre as a 2-0 lead ended in a 3-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Alexandre Carrier ties up Tampa Bay Lightning’s Anthony Cirelli in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes has words with Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brandon Hagel in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteTampa Bay Lightning’s Brandon Hagel, left, celebrates the first of his two goals with Nikita Kucherov in the third period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteTampa Bay Lightning’s Brandon Hagel scores his first of two goals on Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes in the third period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteTampa Bay Lightning’s Brandon Hagel waves to Montreal Canadiens fans after scoring the first of his two goals in the third period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteTampa Bay Lightning’s Brandon Hagel celebrates his second goal of the game with Nikita Kucherov in the third period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovsky grimaces after taking a hit from Tampa Bay Lightning’s Max Crozier in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Slafkovsky left the game with an injury after the hit. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteFans react to a play at the Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning playoff game at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteTampa Bay Lightning’s Jake Guentzel scores on Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes despite pressure from Jayden Struble in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Zachary Bolduc scores a goal against Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy while being checked by Tampa’s Darren Raddysh in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Arber Xhekaj points at Tampa Bay Lightning’s Erik Cernak after Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovsky was injured by a hit from Tampa’s Max Crozier in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovsky is checked by Tampa Bay Lightning’s Max Crozier in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Slafkovsky left the game with an injury after the hit. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Zachary Bolduc celebrates after scoring a goal on Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy while being checked by Tampa defenceman Darren Raddysh in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Alexandre Texier, left, Alex Newhook and Zachary Bolduc congratulate Cole Caufield after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Cole Caufield passes the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Darren Raddysh in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Cole Caufield celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki in the second period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteFans celebrate the Montreal Canadiens’ second goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteFans celebrate the Montreal Canadiens’ second goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteHabs fan Marie-Yolaine Bernardino reacts to a missed opportunity for the Montreal Canadiens against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteVincent Lavoie (with glasses) and Justin Bélanger (in the yellow cap) react to the Montreal Canadiens scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes scrambles to get back to his net as Alex Newhook, Mike Matheson and Kaiden Guhle try to tie up Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteAndrew Roberts, left, and Randy Clarke travelled from Spaniards Bay, N.L., to watch the game at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteÉtienne Alain, from Quebec City, and Miguel Levesque, from New Brunswick, dress up for all the games they go to, although not always as blind refs. The pair, who work in northern Quebec at the Quebec Iron Ore mine, clown it up at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteGilbert Turcot, from Mascouche, and Geneviève Turcot and David Létourneau, both from Montreal, scan players’ names outside the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens fans wave towels as their team hits the ice for warmup prior to Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteTampa residents Lina Marcella and Alex Phillips are surrounded by towel-waving Montreal Canadiens fans prior to Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes makes a save as Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brayden Point looks for the rebound in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Zachary Bolduc checks Tampa Bay Lightning’s Zemgus Girgensons in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteA shot hits Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov in the back of his leg in front of Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes and Alex Newhook in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes makes a save on a Tampa Bay Lightning shot behind defenceman Mike Matheson in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Ivan Demidov is checked from behind by Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brayden Point in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteMontreal Canadiens’ Nick Suzuki eyes the puck in front of Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteTampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save on a Montreal Canadiens shot in the first period of Game 4 of the National Hockey League playoff series at the Bell Centre on Sunday, April 26, 2026. John Mahoney / Montreal GazetteFans have lots of photo opportunities outside the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteThere was a strong police presence outside the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026 as the Canadiens faced the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteFan whoop it up prior to the start of the Montreal vs. Tampa playoff game at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteFans clearly think the Canadiens have a chance of winning the Stanley Cup as they gather outside the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Dave Sidaway / Montreal GazetteFans fill the streets around the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday, April 26, 2026 to watch the Montreal Canadiens vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the teams’ NHL playoff series. Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette