Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

Connor McDavid hit the 100-point mark in his 53rd game and finished with 105 points in 56 games, 21 points ahead of No. 2 scorer Leon Draisaitl.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will get a chance to defend their Stanley Cup triumph after shutting out the New York Islanders in Game 7.

No Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens. The 2021 version of the team has a shot at ending that drought.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov was cross-checked by New York Islanders’ Scott Mayfield after left after trying to check Mathew Barzal.

New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal felled Lightning defenseman Jan Rutta with a cross-check to the face in Tampa Bay’s blowout victory in Game 5.

Robin Lehner, who started in place of Marc-Andre Fleury, made 27 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4.

Montreal’s Josh Anderson scored on Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s misplay, then gets the overtime winner as the Canadiens top the Golden Knights.

Montreal Canadiens interim coach Dominique Ducharme is isolating after a positive COVID-19 test was confirmed. No one else has tested positive.

Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry returned from a hand injury and helped lead Montreal to a series-tying 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights.