TBL@MTL: What you need to know | Game 6

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE BELL CENTER

Get fired up

There’s no place just like the Bell Center for playoff hockey. Fans are inspired to be of their seats by 6:50 pm to not miss the pregame present.

Rally towel giveaway

Commemorative playoff rally towels will probably be positioned on each seat on the Bell Center for each residence playoff recreation.

Watch Party – Street Edition

The official Habs watch get together for each residence playoff recreation is going down on Avenue des Canadiens, exterior the Bell Centre.

Fan Jam offered by La Cage

The official pregame get together for each residence playoff recreation is going down in Canadiens Plaza, exterior the Bell Centre. The outside website will probably be open to all from 5:00 pm till 7:00 pm

Quite a lot of activations will probably be out there on-site, together with:

• A free everlasting tattoo parlor offered by Adrenaline Montreal and La Cage. Tattoos are provided from a choice of premade designs, on a first-come, first-served foundation;

• An enormous interactive torch sculpture offered by Air Canada. Fans can management the depth of the Fan Flame, plus enter to win each day prizes, by clicking here;

• Paid meals and beverage choices out there from La Cage;

• A rival dunk tank giving followers an opportunity to submerge an unruly visitor;

• Live pregame broadcast cubicles by 98.5 fm and TSN 690;

• An outside Tricolore Sports location;

• And different surprises from group companions!

For extra particulars concerning the Fan Jam, click here.

Playoff 50/50 raffle

The 50/50 gross sales from all first-round video games will probably be mixed into one large jackpot on the finish of the collection.

Fans 18+ in Quebec should buy raffle tickets on the Bell Center or by clicking herefor an opportunity to win massive.

Hear the Habs on the Montreal metro

Public transit is the easiest way to get to the Bell Center in the course of the playoffs, particularly when the Habs are the official voice of the Montreal metro!

Fans touring to the sport on the subway can hear the on-board bulletins for Bonaventure and Lucien-L’Allien stations made by Canadian gamers in the course of the playoffs.

For extra particulars concerning the initiative, click here.

Special concession objects

• Chili cheese fries and Canadian cookies will probably be out there at La Classique concession places;

• A shareable MEGA poutine will probably be out there at collaborating concessions in M2 Marché Montréal Loto-Québec;

• A brand new spicy rooster wings concession will probably be open in M2 Marché Montréal Loto-Québec.

KEYS TO THE GAME

Job’s not completed

The Canadiens head into Friday with an opportunity to shut out the collection––however nothing about this second is automated. Against a seasoned Tampa Bay group that will not rattle simply, Montreal will need to keep locked in from puck drop to ultimate horn. For what it is value, historical past is on their facet. Per NHL PR, the Canadiens are 7-1 all-time at residence in Game 6s when main a collection 3-2.

Secondary scoring

Depth scoring has pushed Montreal to the brink––and it will possible have to end the job. The trio of Kirby Dach, Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Texier has sparked the assault since coming collectively in Game 3, combining for 5 objectives and 11 factors in simply three video games. In a collection the place matchups tighten and prime traces draw the highlight, contributions from elsewhere might as soon as once more tilt the stability.

Stay current

For most of the Habs, clinching an NHL playoff collection is unfamiliar territory. For others, it has been a protracted wait since their final alternative in 2021. Either method, the second carries weight. The problem now’s to not let it develop larger than the sport itself. Stick to the construction, belief the method, and deal with the following shift––not the end result.

HEAD TO HEAD

Regular season

Dec. 9 vs. TBL: 6-1 TBL

Dec 28 @ TBL: 5-4 TBL (SO)

Mar. 31 @ TBL: 4-1 MTL

Apr. 9 vs. TBL: 2-1 MTL

Playoffs

Game 1 | Apr. 19 @ TBL: 4-3 MTL (OT)

Game 2 | Apr. 21 @ TBL: 3-2 TBL (OT)

Game 3 | Apr. 24 vs. TBL: 3-2 MTL (OT)

Game 4 | Apr. 26 vs. TBL: 3-2 TBL

Game 5 | Apr. 29 @ TBL: 3-2 MTL

PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR

Brendan Gallagher’s return to the lineup in Game 5 proved efficient––distinction making even. With the house crowd on his facet, anticipate the emotional ahead to go away all of it on the road on Friday.

Jake Guentzel enters Game 6 on a seven-game level streak relationship again to the common season. The American leads the Lightning in playoff scoring with eight factors in 5 video games.

BY THE NUMBERS: HABS-BOLTS

Here’s how the Canadiens and Lightning match up by the numbers: