July 6, 2021 After Habs jab Lightning, defending champs look to Game 5 It was no coincidence 5-foot-9 Montreal forward Brendan Gallagher kept going after 6-foot-6 Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman after the first period in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, shoving him and moving linesmen out of the way to continue the altercation.
July 5, 2021 Canadiens' Josh Anderson delivers game-winner in thrilling OT victory over Lightning The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night thanks to Josh Anderson's game-winner.
July 5, 2021 Blue Jackets' Matiss Kivlenieks honored before Stanley Cup Game 4: 'We love you, Kivi' A moment of silence was held for Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks on Sunday night prior to the start of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens.
July 5, 2021 Lightning coach Jon Cooper on verge of a familiar feeling Jon Cooper was a fresh-faced rising star when he coached the Norfolk Admirals to the American Hockey League's Calder Cup championship in 2012 after going on a 28-game winning streak during the season.
July 4, 2021 NHL pushes puck up ice in bid to reach Latino communities Scott Gomez grew up among the diverse cultures that amalgamate around Anchorage, Alaska. Race was something he never really thought about, particularly on the ice.
July 4, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning family members denied entry to Canada for Stanley Cup The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from sweeping the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens, but if they clinch the series in Game 4 on Monday, families of players and staff will not be on the ice to celebrate.
July 3, 2021 Canadiens ponder lineup changes on brink of elimination Alexander Romanov played 54 games during the regular season for the Montreal Canadiens. Tomas Tatar played 50 and Jake Evans 47.
July 2, 2021 Lightning rout Canadiens 6-3 in Game 3; Tampa Bay one win away from Stanley Cup The Tampa Bay Lightning are just one game away from becoming back-to-back Stanley Cup champions after dominating the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday night to take a 3-0 series lead.
July 2, 2021 Wounded US Marine veteran recalls ‘powerful’ moment before Lightning’s Stanley Cup game Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ty Edwards was given a grim prognosis of ever standing or walking again after he was severely wounded in combat in Afghanistan in 2008 but on Wednesday, the 20-year Marine veteran did just that as he was cheered on by a crowd of more than 17,000 fans at Tampa Bay’s Amalie Arena during the National Anthem before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
July 1, 2021 Canada Dry? Habs seek to end nation's 28-year Cup drought One of hockey’s most iconic shrines still stands at the corner of Atwater and Rue Ste-Catherine, overlooking Cabot Square and amid the Shaughnessy Village’s Victorian grey-stone row houses and Parisian-styled apartment blocks in downtown Montreal.