It was prime Andrei Vasilevskiy on Friday night, as the Tampa Bay Lightning forced a Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens.

Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis reacted to his team's OT loss on Friday as they get ready for a must-win Game 7.

Get ready for Game 6 as the Montreal Canadiens face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Discover what makes the Canadiens unique.

There's been no indication that Patrik Laine will return during the playoffs. But if the Montreal Canadiens wanted to shake things up, maybe Laine would be the perfect solution. The Canadiens have a Game 7 on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Lightning to determine who makes it out of the first round.

The Montreal Canadiens are in it to win it. They’re in no way prepared to simply reflect on another season of progress just yet. That’s their mindset entering Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on Sunday.

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper called it one of the most gripping nights of NHL playoff hockey, and Game 6 backed him up. The Lightning edged the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in overtime on May 1, to level the series at 3-3 and force a decisive Game 7.

The first kick in Game 6 did not go the Canadiens’ way, with the Lightning winning a thrilling 1-0 game at 9:03 of overtime when Gage Goncalves shoveled home a rebound from the lip of Jakub Dobeš’ crease. That goal made the aggregate five-on-five score through six games 9-9, and in all situations, the score is 14-14.

Martin St. Louis and his Montreal Canadiens were unable to close out the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 on Friday night.

To mark Game 7 of the Canadiens-Lightning series, Hydro-Québec modified the logo on its headquarters in Montreal to show support for the Habs this weekend. Earlier t

St. Louis pushed all the right buttons in a key Game 5 win for the Canadiens, but he will likely need to find another level to close it out.