Lightning must go through franchise great Martin St. Louis and the Canadiens in opening round
The Tampa Bay Lightning have to beat one of the franchise’s greatest players to get where they want to go. Hall of Fame forward Martin St. Louis, whose No.
26 hangs in the rafters at Benchmark International Arena, leads the Montreal Canadiens against the Lightning in a first-round series that begins Sunday. St. Louis took over as Montreal’s head coach in 2022 so he’s returned to Tampa Bay already as a visitor.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have to beat one of the franchise’s greatest players to get where they want to go. Hall of Fame forward Martin St.
Louis, whose No. 26 hangs in the rafters at Benchmark International Arena, leads the Montreal Canadiens against the Lightning in a first-round series that begins Sunday. St.
Louis took over as Montreal’s head coach in 2022 so he’s returned to Tampa Bay already as a visitor. But there’s more at stake now. The Canadiens are seeking their first Stanley Cup since 1993 and haven’t won a playoff series since the Lightning beat them in the Cup Final in 2021.
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