Canadiens again face elimination by Lightning; Sunday games set
Can the Montreal Canadiens avoid elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs? We'll find out when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. It's the rare weekend night on which one NHL game is scheduled. Game 5 of the Habs-Bolts series will be played at Bell Centre in Montreal, with telecasts starting at 7 p.m. ET. TV coverage: NBC Sports Network, CBC and TVA Sports. MORE: Rangers stay alive; Ducks up 3-1 | Saturday's pick, odds | Action images | Video highlights By Monday, matchups could be set for the conference finals. The Chicago Blackhawks await their rival in the West, and the East's finalists are close at hand. Both the Habs and Lightning knew winning Saturday won't be easy. "It took a lot of hard work to get here. We just can't let this go," coach Jon Cooper told The Tampa Bay Times. "The other side of things, we can't be so wrapped up in the pressure and make ourselves wound so tight that we don't perform. So there's that ...