Jake Evans (1.7 M$) and David Savard (3.5 M$) may not return with the Canadiens next year. I expect that Savard and Evans will stay in town for the sake of the exercise… But in my eyes, the chances of seeing D-Vo and Armia return are slim.

Armia picked up an assist, fired three shots on goal, added two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Lightning.

MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

It doesn’t really matter that Josh Anderson only has eight goals and 18 points through 47 games, because his impact on the Canadiens’ success has been far more evident than these offensive categories would suggest.

The Jake Evans file is quite exciting right now. Is “exciting” the right term? To some extent, yes. Obviously, there are questions about whether the Canadiens will be able to retain his services in the long term.

The Montreal Canadiens completed another dramatic comeback with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at the Bell Centre. Jake Evans broke a 2-2 tie late in the third to put the host Habs up for good,

Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with 2:15 remaining in regulation to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The NHL’s cancellation of escrow for the remainder of the season, coupled with record profits projected to hit $6-7 billion, could force the Montreal Canadiens to rethink their offseason strategy.

And then there was the play of goalie Sam Montembeault. Montembeault denied numerous Grade-A scoring chances to keep the Lightning stuck at two goals. In the third period alone, he stopped 14 shots. His play neutralized the Lightning’s territorial edge.

Paul buried a shot-pass by Brandon Hagel near the net on the power play to make it 4-3 less than two minutes after Knies’ second goal. Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point appeared to tie the game late with a backhand shot that hit the crossbar, but the puck bounced through the crease without crossing the goal line.

The Lightning always play Montreal tough, but in this one, the Canadiens somehow found a way. Brian Wilde has more.