#FunFact: #Habs Juraj Slafkovský became the 3rd youngest player in #GoHabsGo playoff history with a hat trick behind Bernie Geoffrion and Howie Morenz!

Just like last year, #Habs Game 1 will require overtime.

Pretty good opening road period for the #Habs in Game 1; Jakub Dobeš looks cool, calm & collected, Josh Anderson is doing playoff Josh Anderson things giving his team a 1-0 lead despite only having 4 SOG. Montreal just need to try to stay out of the box to not give the Tampa PP any life

#Habs longtime heart & soul player Brendan Gallagher is a healthy scratch for Game 1 of the playoffs

Les Boys have arrived ahead of Game 1!

#Habs Martin St-Louis on the Lightning physical style of play: "I'm not worried about that - we can play any kinda of game you want, we're ready for it."

#Habs Martin St-Louis on the message to his team ahead of Game 1: "it's the same [as last year]. I think we have a hungry group, we're not just here to participate."

#Habs Nick Suzuki: "I feel great! It's been a special few days with the newborn & in my career, it's the best spot I've ever been in. I feel great physically, emotionally, mentally. I'm just really excited for the opportunity to go out w/ my guys tonight & see if we can win GM1"

#Habs will have one last practice in Brossard at 10:30am today before travelling to Tampa Bay

#Habs will practice at 10:30am today in Brossard

#Habs Round 1 Schedule: - GM 1 = Sunday 5:45pm ET @ TB - GM 2 = Tuesday 7pm @ TB - GM 3 = Friday, April 24 7pm @ MTL - GM 4 = Sunday, April 26 7pm @ MTL - GM 5* = Wednesday, April 29 @ TB - GM 6* = Friday, May 1 @ MTL - GM 7* = Sunday, May 3 @ TB (* = if nec.)

Confirmed - #Habs Game 1 vs. the #GoBolts will be at 5:45pm ET Sunday

So apparently #Habs Game 1 = Sunday at 5:45pm ET (🤔 weird timing but OK) Game 2 = Tuesday with either a 7pm or 7:30pm ET start time Rest of the First Round schedule still TBA

#Habs will have their first postseason practice today at 10:30am in Brossard

#Habs are OFF today; the team will be back on the ice Thursday (tomorrow) for practice to officially begin their playoff prep ahead of facing the #Lightning in Round 1.

#Habs Jake Evans on having Brendan Gallagher back: "I'm obviously really close with him & it's not been the easiest of times for him... he's just a true competitor & a great teammate. When he gets out on the ice wearing that jersey, he's giving it his all & he did that tonight"

To be confirmed by the #NHL but with the #GoBolts having home ice in the series vs. the #GoHabsGo, Game 1 will likely be on Sunday as there is a building conflict on Saturday night in Tampa...

#Habs lose 4-2 to the #Flyers and finish the regular season 3rd in the Atlantic Division meaning they will begin the playoffs on the road in Tampa Bay.

~ Game 82 ~ #Habs will have a 11:30am morning skate in Philly ahead of tonight's game vs. the #Flyers to wrap-up their 2025-26 regular season

Should the #Sabres clinch the Atlantic Division title tonight, #Habs vs. #Lightning in Round 1 will be locked in with only seeding [a.k.a.: which team will have home ice] remaining to be determined.

#Habs David Reinbacher in his #NHL debut = 1A, +1, 11:17 TOI, 2 SOG, 1 hit, 2 blocked shots Reinbacher was also playing in a back-to-back-to-back game situation having played Friday + Saturday for Laval before being called up today!

#Habs move back into 2nd place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-1 win vs. the #Isles Montreal's regular season finale will be Tuesday in Philadelphia vs. the #LetsGoFlyers

#FunFact: #Habs Nick Suzuki became only the 5th player in the 108 year history of the #GoHabsGo to record 💯 points in a season joining the likes of Guy Lafleur, Pete Mahovlich, Steve Shutt and Mats Naslund.

#Habs David Reinbacher picks up the secondary assist on Alex Newhook's goal -- his first #NHL point in his debut game!

#Habs with 3 goals in the span of 55 seconds!

#FunFact: the last time the #GoHabsGo had at least one player score 50 goals and a different player with 100 points in a season was 1979-80 with Guy Lafleur + Pierre Larouche! #Habs Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield making history!

💯 points for #Habs captain Nick Suzuki becoming the first #GoHabsGo player to record 100 points in a season since Mats Naslund did so in 1985-86!

#Habs line-up changes: - David Reinbacher to make his #NHL debut - Zachary Bolduc & Kaiden Guhle draw back IN - Joe Veleno & Adam Engström OUT - Brendan Gallagher remains a healthy scratch for a 4th consecutive game

Friendly reminder today's #Habs game vs. the #Isles is a 6pm ET start

#Habs have recalled David Reinbacher from Laval

Oh no, the injury update on #Habs Noah Dobson isn't good -- the team say he suffered an upper-body injury and will be re-evaluated in 2 weeks!

#Habs Lane Hutson on seeing Noah Dobson leave the game injured: "I don't know anything about what's going on but yeah, it sucks. We're worried about him for sure - he's such a big part of our team - so hopefully it's nothing crazy."

With Noah Dobson leaving tonight's game injured, #Habs Martin St-Louis says he's not sure yet if the team will bring up an extra d-man to accompany the team on the road for their final 2 regular season games. MSL didn't have an update on Dobson only saying he is being evaluated.

#Habs lose to a desperate #CBJ  team and also lose Noah Dobson to injury in Montréal's last regular season home game.

#Habs going with the same line-up as Thursday's game; Brendan Gallagher scratched for the final regular season game at the Bell Centre and a 3rd consecutive game.

#Habs Cole Caufield on Martin St-Louis' impact on him since taking over behind the bench: "he always says he's not going to teach me how to score but I think deep down he knows he did..."

#Habs Cole Caufield on the impact Martin St-Louis has had on him: "honestly, I don't know if there's a guy to thank more or give more respect to. When he came in, he gave me opportunity and definitely confidence. He taught me how to play the game the right way..."

#FunFact: #Habs Juraj Slafkovský became the 1st Slovakian player to record 30 goals in a season since Marian Hossa in 2013-14!

On the backs of their top line and overall wolfpack mentality, the #Habs defeat the #GoBolts 2-1 [in regulation] to jump back into 2nd place in the Atlantic Division!

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#FunFact: #Habs Cole Caufield becomes Montreal’s first 50-goal scorer since Stéphane Richer scored 51 in 1989-90 and just the 7th #GoHabsGo player to hit the 50-goal mark in franchise history!

5️⃣0️⃣‼️ #Habs Cole Caufield scores his 50th goal of the season -- appropriately assisted by Nick Suzuki!

Of note, when he's been a healthy scratch, Brendan Gallagher watched those games from down in the #Habs dressing room instead of sitting up in the press box.

#Habs Brendan Gallagher on now being a bubble player not guaranteed to play every game:

After missing last night's game, #Habs Kaiden Guhle is taking a therapy day and will not practice today

#Habs will have an 11:30am practice in Brossard today

Mike Matheson is the #Habs candidate for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy this season.

#Habs Ivan Demidov on Lane Hutson's assist on the 3-3 goal: "oh, it was nasty! I mean, I was thinking he was going to finish by himself but he finds Suzy net front and it was pretty sick."

#Habs Nick Suzuki on the team not being very good tonight: "it started with my line; I was pretty brutal all night until I had the easiest goal of probably my career there so it started with us. We were a bit too casual and thought we were soft as a group..."