The Canadiens can punch their ticket to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 on Friday night at the Bell Centre.
Puck drops at 7 p.m. (CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM).
Montreal leads the first-round, best-of-seven series 3-2.
Here are the keys to the game:
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First Period: Knuckles carries torch
Jakub Dobes nearly coughed up the puck behind the net to Yanni Gourde, but the Lightning forward wiped out on the wraparound attempt. Cole Caufield nearly broke his even-strength drought but hit the post.
After Yvon Cournoyer and Serge Savard did the honour, it was Chris Nilan’s turn to carry the torch into the Bell Centre.