Canadiens defeat Lightning in Game 5, take 3-2 series lead

Canadiens put Lightning on brink of elimination

TAMPA — 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.

These Canadiens Will Not Be Pushed Around

There is nothing about the Montreal Canadiens in their current iteration that causes a person to stop thinking about the team when it was the league's vibranium standard, which was nearly five decades ago. These Canadiens have always seemed somehow not it, whatever the "it" happens to be, and part of it might just be that they, like the other six Canadian franchises in the National Hockey League, have combined for no Stanley Cups in 33 years. Bu…

Canadiens' Gallagher goes from press box to blue paint in Game 5 win: 'That's Gally'

TAMPA - Brendan Gallagher stepped out of the press box and went straight back to his office.

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

Montreal hosts Tampa Bay with 3-2 series lead - The Morning Sun

Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Lightning -115, Canadiens -105; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Canadiens lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-2 lead in the series. The teams meet Wednesday for the 10th time this seaso…

Lightning’s letdown Game 5 loss to Canadiens has a familiar feeling

Tampa Bay has made a habit of playing from behind, and it’s put it on the brink of elimination in the opening-round series.