Liveblog: Canadiens play final regular season game at home vs. Blue Jackets

With Cole Caufield now at 50 goals and Juraj Slafkovsky at 30, will the Canadiens (47-22-10) keep the pedal to the metal against the Columbus Blue Jackets (39-28-12) in their final home game of the regular season?

Puck drop at the Bell Centre at 7 p.m. (CityTV, TVA Sports, Sportsnet, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM).

Here’s what you need to know:

• The Habs have three games left in their regular season. They play the New York Islanders tomorrow and the Philadephia Flyers on Tuesday, both on the road.
• Jakub Dobes is expected to start in goal once again. He made 17 saves in Thursday’s 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
• No lineup changes: Brendan Gallagher, Zachary Bolduc, Kaiden Guhle remain out.
• Elliotte Friedman is reporting top prospect Michael Hage will not sign with the Canadiens and return to college in the fall. His NCAA season came to an end on Thursday.
• The big milestone the team is still chasing: 100 points for captain Nick Suzuki. He’s at 98.
• How and where to watch the Canadiens on TV for 2025-26 season.
• Blacked out on TSN2 or RDS? Here’s how to watch Canadiens’ games from Ontario and Western Canada.

Stay tuned to this page for updates and game highlights throughout the evening. No livestream on the Hockey Inside Out YouTube channel, but it will return for Tuesday’s regular season finale.