Lightning-Canadiens Game 6 tied 0-0 after regulation

MONTREAL — The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens remained locked in a scoreless tie after regulation Friday night in Game 6 of their first-round National Hockey League playoff series, pushing the contest into overtime with a potential Game 7 on the horizon.

Montreal holds a 3-2 series lead after defeating Tampa Bay 3-2 in Game 5 on Tuesday. The Lightning, facing elimination, forced extra time in Game 6 at Bell Centre thanks to strong goaltending from Andrei Vasilevskiy, who made 26 saves, and Jakub Dobes, who stopped 28 shots for the Canadiens.

The game mirrored the intensity of the series, which has seen the first three matchups go to overtime. Tampa Bay generated pressure late, including a power play after Montreal's Ivan Demidov was penalized for goalie interference following a breakaway attempt. Dobes and his teammates withstood a flurry of shots to keep the score even.

Earlier, the Lightning capitalized on a third-period power play when Montreal's Kaiden Guhle was called for slashing Jake Guentzel. Nikita Kucherov rang a shot off the post during Tampa Bay's best chance. Montreal killed penalties to Alexandre Texier for high-sticking and navigated a close call in the...