The Bell Centre is alive because the Montreal Canadiens tackle the Tampa Bay Lightning in a decisive Sport 7, with a spot within the second spherical on the road.
Although the motion is unfolding in Tampa, hundreds of followers have packed the Bell Centre for a full-scale watch occasion, turning Montreal’s dwelling enviornment right into a roaring playoff gathering. Each shot, save, and whistle is met with loud reactions as the sport performs out on the centre-hung scoreboard.
Doorways opened 90 minutes earlier than puck drop, and followers rapidly crammed the constructing for what has grow to be one of many greatest watch events in current reminiscence.
Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)
The primary 8,000 in attendance acquired an official 2026 Canadiens playoff towel, waving them in unison.
Across the concourse, choose Canadiens alumni are assembly followers for images, including a historic contact to the evening. In the meantime, Youppi! and METAL! are working the gang, protecting the vitality excessive between durations and through each tense second on the ice.
With Montreal’s season hanging within the stability, the Bell Centre feels each bit like a stay playoff sport — a shared dwelling ice expertise because the Canadiens struggle the lightning for an opportunity to maneuver on.
Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)Montreal Canadiens followers pack the Bell Centre for a Sport 7 watch occasion between the Habs and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Could 3, 2026. (Adriana Gentile, CityNews)
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