Lightning favored in series, Game 5 against Canadiens
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The Canadiens have a massive home-ice advantage in the playoffs, and power forward Josh Anderson loves to feed off of it.
The Montreal Canadiens are aware of the opportunity before them as they prepare to host the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 6 of their Stanley Cup playoff series on Friday.
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens play Game 6 of their best-of-7, first-round series Sunday in Montreal, Quebec. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. ET.
Goalie Jakub Dobes revealed what the Canadiens did to beat the Lightning in Game 6 and put the Bolts on the brink of elimination.
That, in a nutshell, describes the past five-plus months of Jakub Dobes’ life, an emotional roller-coaster journey that has ascended to the point where the rookie is on the cusp of helping the Montreal Canadiens reach the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
While the Knights have had a wealth of postseason success — more than their share, most of their opponents would say — during their first nine seasons in the NHL, the Mammoth will look to stay alive for their first playoff series victory since moving to Salt Lake City last season.
The first-round series continues tonight at 7 p.m. ET with streaming available on Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling and ESPN Unlimited. New customers can access free trials and discounts.
The Canadiens lead the best-of 7 Eastern Conference First Round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 following a 3-2 win at Benchmark International Arena on Wednesday. Montreal can advance to the second round with a win in Game 6 at home on Friday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN2, The Spot).
Canadiens fans, from left, François Mathieu, Maurice Pelletier, Dave Rhéaume, Andrea Criollo, and Hugo Sigouin-Plasse celebrate Kirby Dach's goal while watching their team's victory in Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Champs bar in Montreal on Wednesday night.
Texier was selected by the Blue Jackets with the 45th overall pick of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In 201 games over five seasons with the Blue Jackets, Texier recorded 34 goals, 45 assists, 79 points, and 141 hits. He also had two goals and seven points in 18 playoff games for the Blue Jackets.