About Last Night: Demidov and Caufield miss scoring chances as Habs-Bolts series goes to seven

There will be a Game 7.

It seemed only natural for the evenly matched Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning to go the distance, and that’s exactly what will happen after a 1-0 overtime win for the Bolts in Game 6 on Friday at the Bell Centre.

Canadiens’ Ivan Demidov crashes into Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy after being checked by Anthony Cirelli in Game 6 of the National Hockey League playoff series in Montreal on Friday, May 1, 2026. Demidov was penalized for goalie interference on the play.