Habs Crush Lightning, Tighten Atlantic Division Race

0:00On April 1st, Montreal Canadiens just keep rolling, snagging a 4-1 win over the Teva Bay Lightning for their sixth straight victory. Cole Caulfield and Jarosh Laffkovsky, each Nashda goal and an assist, Mike Matheson added an empty netter and helper, and Nick Suzuki scored two. Goli Jocque d'Obs stood tall with 36 saves. The halves now sit at 43 wins, 21 losses and 10 overtime losses, winners of seven out of their last eight games. Teva's eight-game point streak snapped at six wins, no losses and two overtime losses. André Basilewski stopped 19 shots for the bolts. This tightens the Atlantic Division race big time. Montreal's now just two points behind Tampa for second place and four back of Buffalo for the top spot. Tampa drops out of the tie for first, trailing Buffalo by two. Meanwhile, Slavkovsky's power play tally opened the scoring, Caulfield buried a beauty in the second and empty net goals sealed at late.

1:01The Canadian's depth and defense are clicking at the perfect time. Habspans are buzzing as the streak builds momentum heading into the stretch run with playoff positioning on the line. Stay locked in with NHL News today, AI-powered updates.