Highlights: Game 1| Canadiens at Lightning (Habs take 1-0 series lead)

 

Happy Retirement to Habs legend CAREY PRICE

 With the San Jose Sharks season coming to an end… This will mark the end of a great career for Carey Price!

Check out the video we made in honor of Carey Prices legendary career:

ROUND 1: Canadiens vs Lightning | Schedule

 Round 1: 

Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

The Schedule: 

• Game 1 – Canadiens at Lightning on Sunday, April 19 (Benchmark International Arena) 5:45 p.m.
• Game 2 – Canadiens at Lightning on Tuesday, April 21 (Benchmark International Arena) 7 p.m.
• Game 3 – Lightning at Canadiens on Friday, April 24 (Bell Centre) 7 p.m.
• Game 4 – Lightning at Canadiens on Sunday, April 26 (Bell Centre) 7 p.m.
• Game 5 – Canadiens at Lightning on Wednesday, April 29 (Benchmark International Arena) Time TBD 
• Game 6 – Lightning at Canadiens on Friday, May 1 (Bell Centre) Time TBD *
• Game 7 – Canadiens at Lightning on Sunday, May 3 (Benchmark International Arena) Time TBD

*if necessary

All times listed are ET and subject to change.

Round one of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning

A heated rivalry (no, not the TV series) reunites in the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning! This will be the fifth time these two teams have met in the postseason, with Tampa Bay winning three of the previous four series. 

Their most recent matchup was the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, where the Lightning prevailed in five games to capture their second consecutive Stanley Cup (and the third in franchise history).

I expect this to be the most entertaining and competitive series of the first round. Most reporters and analysts will likely view the Lightning as the favorites, but I have a different take.

My prediction: Led by the strong goaltending of Jakub Dobes and the elite goal-scoring of 51-goal man Cole Caufield, the Montreal Canadiens will defeat the Lightning for just the second time in their playoff history—in six games.

Time will tell.

Stay tuned to this blog for highlights from each game in the series!

Photo artwork and blog by Andrew Di Pardo

Cole Caufield 50th Goal of the season! (2025-2026)

 

Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes | Lenovo Center (2026) | NHL Regular Season

 The Montreal Canadiens travel to Raleigh to battle the Carolina Hurricanes

Footage & editing by Andrew Di Pardo

(March 29 2026)

Song featured: Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus et Superman Theme (1979)

Les Canadiens de Montréal se rendent à Pittsburgh pour affronter les Hurricanes de Carolina

Images et montage par Andrew Di Pardo

(29 Mars 2026)

Chanson présentée : Wrecking Ball de Miley Cyrus et Superman Theme (1979)

 

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