The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning by a 3-2 final score in Game 5 on Wednesday night. A former Columbus Blue Jackets forward was a major reason for it, as Alexandre Texier had a clutch moment for the Canadiens. At the 1:06 mark of the third period, Texier scored the Canadiens' game-winning goal. It was a nice goal for the former Blue Jackets forward, too, as he beat Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy on the rush with an excellent snap shot. With Texier's game-winning goal, the Canadiens now have a 3-2 series lead over the Lightning and are just one win away from advancing to the second round. Texier has also playing some strong hockey for the Canadiens throughout this post-season, too. In five games for the Habs so far during the playoffs, the former Blue Jackets forward has two goals, four points, and a plus-5 rating. Texier was selected by the Blue Jackets with the 45th overall pick of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In 201 games over five seasons with the Blue Jackets, Texier recorded 34 goals, 45 assists, 79 points, and 141 hits. He also had two goals and seven points in 18 playoff games for the Blue Jackets.
