Canadiens weekly notebook: Hage watch, Suzuki on the Selke, Hutson’s secret weapon

It’s appropriate that while the Montreal Canadiens will be hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday at the Bell Centre, with first place in the Atlantic Division potentially on the line, Michigan will be facing Denver in the national NCAA semifinal in Las Vegas.The game became consequential when the Lightning lost 4-2 Monday night at the Buffalo Sabres, leaving the teams tied atop the division with 102 points. The Lightning hold a game in hand, and the Canadiens are two points back.Advertisement