2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
Series tied 3-3
Start time: **6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+
Noah Dobson will be a game-time decision for today’s Game 7, having ramped up his on-ice work in recent days to the point he’s been taking shots. He won’t be ...
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The Minnesota Frost wasted no time setting the tone, stealing home-ice advantage from the Montreal Victoire with a 5–4 overtime win in Game 1 on Saturday.
Jincy Roese scored the winner 4:30 into overtime, firing a point shot that deflected off of goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens and trickled across the goal line.
Montreal’s Laura Stacey made history with the PWHL’s first playoff hat trick in a fast-paced, back-and-forth game that saw five goals scored in under eight minutes of game tim...
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2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
Series tied 3-3
Start time: **6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+
The official stats say that the Tampa Bay Lightning had a 38-26 advantage in scoring chances at five-on-five and a 22-7 edge in high-danger chances in Game 6, but ...
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“Pretty much every game in this series feels like a Game 7,” Martin St-Louis said before heading to Tampa for the final contest of the series. [ La Presse ]
Flights for both the Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning had to be diverted due to thunderstorms that led to tornado warnings in Tampa. [ Journal de Montreal ]
In recent history, the Habs have performed well in Game 7s. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The history of Game 7s in the NHL. [ La Pre...
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#1 Montreal Victoire vs. #3 Minnesota Frost Game One (best-of-five) Place Bell , Start Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Streaming: Prime Video in English and French in Canada; YouTube outside of Canada) TV: Scripps Sports Network – US)
There’s a certain feeling that creeps in before playoff hockey — a mix of excitement, nerves, and impatience. Around the Victoire locker room, that feeling has been building all week. Now, with Game 1 just hours away, it’s about settling in and being ready.
“It...
The Toronto Marlies took advantage of 10 power plays to score four power play goals and defeat the Laval Rocket 6-2 to even their best-of-five series at one game apiece.
”You can’t give up 10 power plays and expect to win the game,” Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent said.
The Rocket opened up a 2-0 lead with goals from Laurent Dauphin and Joshua Roy 1:24 apart, with Roy’s goal coming on the power play. They had an 11-3 advantage in shots at the time of Roy’s goal.
It all un...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
“I think both teams played their best game of the series,” Martin St-Louis said following the Game 6 loss. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The loss is also an opportunity for a young team to play its first do-or-die Game 7, St-Louis believes, seeing the long-term benefits of a such a hard-fought series. [ RDS ]
Game 7 will be played at 6 PM EDT in Tampa on Sunday:
Sunday's Game 7 will be at 6pm ET This tremendous series deserves seven https://t...
First period
Two early icings by the Lightning and they’re already diving trying to draw a call on the race to the puck. I expect that to be a theme of this game.
A very nice cycling shift for the usual top line of Juraj Slafkovskš, Nick Suzuki, and Cole Caufield to create a scoring chance.
Darren Raddysh wins up a slapshot that hits Jakub Dobeš in the mask, but it falls right into his pads where he can freeze it.
Dobeš gives the puck away behind the net, but Yanni Gourde...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
MTL leads 3-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+
Five games have been played in this Eastern Conference Quarter-final, five games have been decided by one goal. Some of the most potent offensive stars on both sides h...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
MTL leads 3-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+
When the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning met in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, the series didn’t need a Game 6. The Canadiens managed just one win, and the series w...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
The Montreal Canadiens have an opportunity to win their first playoff series since 2021. [ NHL.com | La Presse ]
Martin St-Louis is trying to keep everyone’s feet on the ground. [ Radio-Canada ]
A few key numbers that have defined the series thus far. [ La Presse ]
From tears to cheers, in a nutshell, describes the past five-plus months of Jakub Dobes’ life. [ NHL.com ]
Phillip Danault earned himself a large pizza after the team’s Ga...
With the series tied at two apiece, the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning were back in Florida for a crucial game five matchup. The Habs went on the road with a bit of a different look to their lineup, and grinded out a 3-2 win in which they surrendered two separate one-goal leads. Now, they get the opportunity to go back to the Bell Centre on Friday with a chance to eliminate the Lightning and move on to the second round of the playoffs.
Jon Cooper is widely regarded as one of, ...
Florian Xhekaj scored a goal and Kaapo Kähkönen made 20 saves as the Laval Rocket beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 on Wednesday night at Place Bell. The win gives Laval a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five North Division semifinal series.
Joshua Roy scored the eventual game-winning goal and Samuel Blais scored into the empty net for the Rocket.
The Rocket were playing their first game of the playoffs, while the Marlies beat the Rochester Americans 2-1 in their three-game series to advance.
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Juraj Slafkovský is too nice on the ice and the Tampa Bay Lightning are using that to their advantage. [ Journal de Montreal ]
Given what we’ve seen so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs, should the Canadiens have bought during the trade deadline? [ Journal de Montreal ]
The Canadiens are exploring options for a Game 6 outdoor watch party after safety concerns led to the removal of barricades. [ CBC ]
Veterans will have to help keep emotions...
First period
They wanted to have towels for the fans to make Benchmark International Arena like the Bell Centre. You can hear a pin drop moments after the opening puck drop.
Well, that’s exactly what Martin St-Louis was hoping for when he inserted Brendan Gallagher into the lineup: charge at the net and clean up a rebound. It’s Newhook’s rebound after he got onto his own wide shot, leaving an empty cage for the veteran to hit.
Montreal had as many high-danger chan...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
Series tied 2-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+
The first personnel change has been made by Martin St-Louis in the series. The move is to give Brendan Gallagher his first playoff game of the season at the expense of Oliv...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
Series tied 2-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN2 In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
Through the first three games of the series between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning, the Habs had held their opponent to eight high-danger chances at ...
With the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning deadlocked at two wins apiece after four games, the series has become the talk of NHL circles as not just the most entertaining and fiery series of the first round, but possibly the most even series in recent memory.
The teams boasted 106 points each in the regular season, though if you looked under the hood you would see a sizable gap in the ability to consistently control play, favouring Tampa Bay. Yet the series has reflected much clo...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Martin St-Louis must contemplate changes to spark the top six. [ Sportsnet ]
The Habs focus on flipping the script for Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Can the Canadiens’ youthful skill overcome the Lightning’s experience in a best-of-three? [ Montreal Gazette ]
Montreal must control their emotions, even in the face of a storm. [ RDS ]
Jakub Dobeš maximizes his strengths through fearless aggression. [ The ...
Nothing about this series between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning has been easy on anyone involved. The intensity has made it an absolute grind for the players, and I think I can speak on behalf of most fans when I say that these games have had me chewing my nails down to the quick. It just might be the best first-round series in the league, and it shouldn’t come as much surprise that it has turned into a best-of-three, with both teams now having taken a game in the other’s barn...
The Montreal Canadiens have never been accused of being a boring franchise. This series is a look back at the moments that made you throw your hands up, lose your mind, ugly cry, hold your breath, scratch your head, and cheer so loudly you scared the dog … sometimes all at once. If you were there the first time around, you know. If you weren’t, hop in the DeLorean cause we’re going back in time.
The 2021 Playoff Run That Was
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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
Martin St-Louis’ value as a coach, and the Habs’ steps forward from last year. [ Montreal Gazette | The Athletic ]
Montreal is keeping up with the Lightning, even without 5-on-5 contributions from the top line. [ TSN ]
Montreal needs to respond better to frustrations with reffing. [ Montreal Gazette ]
Thoughts on the Habs’ struggles. [ La Presse | Radio-Canada ]
Juraj Slafkovsky hasn’t been quite the same since his fight with Brandon...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
How did Zachary Bolduc improve to his current level as one of the Canadiens best post-season performers? “More anticipation and fewer moments of hesitation,” Martin St-Louis believes. [ TVA Sports ]
“We’ll have to learn from this,” Bolduc said after discipline issues once again hurt the team. [ La Presse ]
Noah Dobson will be re-evaluated ahead of Game 5. [ TVA Sports ]
The Toronto Marlies beat the Rochester Americans in the AHL playoffs,...
First period
A bruising shift from Phillip Danault’s line starts things off.
The Lightning almost get handed the first goal when Mike Matheson is stripped of the puck as he tries to cut through the front of his own net. Jakub Dobeš has to make a toe save on a point-blank chance.
The Habs are having trouble staying out of their own way in the series, just taking a too many men penalty to give the Lightning a power play.
The penalty is killed, and the crowd is loud once aga...
After winning their second straight second regular season title, the Montreal Victoire have chosen to play the Minnesota Frost in their first round series.
The series will start on Saturday, May 2 at Place Bell. Game 2 will be on May 5.
For the first time, Montreal will face off against the Frost as they have selected to face the two-time defending Walter Cup champions in Round 1.
Minnesota finished third in the PWHL standings with a record of 13-3-5-9.
Montreal swept the s...