Canadiens embrace chance to close out series before home crowd
The Montreal Canadiens have a chance to close out their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 at the Bell Centre, leading the series 3-2 after a narrow overtime win in Game 5. Despite top scorers struggling, Montreal's depth players have stepped up, while goaltender Jakub Dobes made key saves and Andrei Vasilevskiy faced criticism for a soft goal. The Lightning, aiming to avoid a fourth straight first-round exit, are bringing supporters to Montreal in hopes of shifting momentum back in their favor.
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Open this photo in gallery:Montreal Canadien Lane Hutson (48) celebrates with teammate Kaiden Kuhle (21) after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime last Friday.Graham Hughes/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountKaiden Guhle and several of his teammates are about to enter uncharted territory.The Montreal Canadiens can close out their first-round series and eliminate the experienced Tampa Bay Lightning in front of a charged Bell Centre crowd in Game 6 on Friday night.It’s an opportunity the Canadiens haven’t had since emerging from a full-scale rebuild that began after a much different team lost the 2021 Stanley Cup final – and Guhle believes they’re ready to seize it.“It’s obviously going to be a new thing for a…
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