Habs Daily: Overtime Frustration, Playoff Reactions, Xhekaj

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Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Tuesday.

Montreal Canadiens News​

The Canadiens did not put together a terrible effort versus the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game Two, however, a few costly mistakes led to the 3-2 overtime win for the Bolts, including a terrible pass attempt by Juraj Slafkovsky. That being said, Slafkovsky was far from the only player who made a mistake on Tuesday night. [Canadiens Highlights: Exciting Overtime Loss]

The Habs players were fairly level-headed following the frustrating loss. As Mike Matheson explained, they always knew they were going to face a talented team in the Lightning.

Écoutez les disponibilités médias suivant le match 2 de ce soir contre Tampa Bay

Tune in now to live postgame media ops following tonight’s Game 2 against the Lightning#GoHabsGohttps://t.co/lWZWqmkEMP

— x – Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 22, 2026

It remains to be seen whether head coach Martin St-Louis will make any lineup changes ahead of Game Three on Friday, but there are a few decent options should he decide to shake things up.

I think we might see Joe Veleno or Brendan Gallagher in #Habs lineup for Game 3 taking Kirby Dach’s spot.

— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) April 22, 2026

While the Canadiens did generate more high-danger chances than the Lightning at 5v5, the momentum swung firmly in Tampa Bay’s corner roughly midway through the game. [NST]

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With all due respect to Arber Xhekaj, I was expecting him to belt out the first few notes to “I want it that way“.

Playoff Arber Xhekaj pic.twitter.com/RKvuVRcCGS

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) April 21, 2026

Sportsnaut Network​

Sunny Mehta is living out his dream as general manager of the New Jersey Devils. He said so himself in his opening statement. With that in mind, there are several important issues he will need to quickly address. [New Jersey Devils]

Bridging NHL and KHL worlds, former Devils and Canadiens superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk has been named president of the Shanghai Dragons. The Chinese KHL club made the announcement on Tuesday morning, introducing a new president role and tapping the 43-year-old Russian legend to fill it. [KHL]

It’s not every night you see double overtime, and watch the removal of a game-winning goal… and become filled with joy when you hear Nickelback playing, but for the Carolina Hurricanes and their fans, Monday was that night as they defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in a heated matchup. [Carolina Hurricanes]

Related Headlines

• Canadiens Highlights: Exciting Overtime Loss
• Canadiens Playoff Preview: Lightning Add Grit For Game Two
• Habs Daily: Key Statistic, Praise For St-Louis, Slafkovsky Impact

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