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 ...

MONTREAL (AP) Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 ... tie with his 11th goal. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alex Newhook ...

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 ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 ... tie with his 11th goal. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alex ...

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

The Montreal Canadiens complete a three-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night ... After Conor Geekie took a penalty for Tampa, Juraj Slafkovsky got the Habs on the ...

The injury report for the Chicago Blackhawks (15-29-5) heading into their matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning (26-19-3) currently includes three players on it. The matchup begins at 7:00 PM ET on

Today, the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Players are listed in alphabetical order.

Lightning general manager Julian BriseBois believes that his team is playing better than last season despite their struggles.

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