David Savard incubates the puck for the final 15 seconds, and the Canadiens take the 3-2 win in regulation. From nine points back of the Lightning on the morning of December 29, the gap is now a single point.

There have been stages the Canadiens have gone through in showing maturity as a young team, in learning how to win. They’ve gone through stages where they’ve learned the value of puck management, the value of game management, the value of risk management.

The Tampa Bay Lightning showed a fighting spirit in both ... Montreal scored twice in 1:49 to tie the game in the second period. Juraj Slafkovsky’s shot from the goal line made it 2-1 on the ...

Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.

Finally, on Tuesday night, the Canadiens had a chance to pass the Boston Bruins and move into the second wild-card with a win over Tampa Bay, but the Lightning ... was on a Juraj Slafkovsky ...

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The Lightning controlled play for much of the night and were in position to get points out of the contest. Instead, they came away with none. Tampa Bay surrendered a two-goal second-period lead ...

The Canadiens might be collecting points, but they know their game has dipped and they're not happy, which is the most important thing.

after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes MONTREAL — Juraj Slafkovsky walked into the Montreal Canadiens dressing room and quickly grabbed ...

Juraj Slafkovsky (Montréal Canadiens) with a Powerplay Goal vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 01/21/2025

Hedman sent a backhand shot toward the net, and Paul redirected the puck past Chicago goalie Arvid Soderblom to make it 3-2 with 7.9 seconds left in the period. “It definitely helped our demeanor, gave us a little bit of life coming back in here,” Bolts defenseman Ryan McDonagh said of Paul's goal.

Tampa Bay does everything but score against Detroit and has nothing to show for it in another loss to a division opponent.