Tampa Bay Lightning Is Sending Paid Reinforcements to Montreal's Bell Centre for Game 6

Lightning flies employees to Montreal on all-expenses-paid trips to cheer in hostile territory during elimination game.

Why Are The Montreal Canadiens Called ‘The Habs’?

Get ready for Game 6 as the Montreal Canadiens face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Discover what makes the Canadiens unique.
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The Backcheck: Montreal takes Game 5, series lead over Bolts Wednesday

The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to overcome a pair of one-goal deficits on Wednesday night at Benchmark International Arena in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round matchup with the Montreal Canadiens. They couldn’t do it three times in what finished as a 3-2 loss and a 3-2 Montreal advantage in the series.

Montreal hosts Tampa Bay with 3-2 series lead

The Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-2 lead in the series
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First look: Air Canada’s new nonstop flight from Columbus to Montreal

The author traveled as an invited guest of Air Canada. All opinions are the author’s own, and the airline had no input in this article. Air Canada just launched its newest route on May 1, 2026 — a nonstop

Texier breaks 3rd-period tie, Canadiens beat Lightning in Game 5 to take series lead

Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1:06 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. Rookie Jakub Dobes stopped 38 shots to help Montreal move within a victory of advancing for the first time since losing to the Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2021.