Hydro-Québec removes lightning bolt from its logo as Canadiens face Tampa Bay on Friday

Is Hydro-Québec rooting for the wrong hockey team?

Could that lightning bolt on the company’s iconic “Q” logo be a sign the utility supports the Tampa Bay Lightning — whose uniforms sport a suspiciously similar symbol — and not the Montreal Canadiens?

Just in case there’s any confusion, Hydro-Québec is clearing things up.

In a tongue-in-cheek video posted on social media, Hydro says it is turning the Q’s tail from a lightning bolt to a more traditional line.

“We were made aware that part of our logo could be misinterpreted this week. We’re setting the record straight,” the utility said in the post.

The video, posted a few hours before the Habs defeated the Lightning in Game 5 of the first round of the NHL playoffs, shows the logo being edited to “remove the end that you don’t like these days” while a person hums the classic Hockey Night in Canada theme song.

The Canadiens responded in a comment on the post saying the new version is “much better.”

The utility has changed the logo that appears on its Instagram and TikTok profiles to the new version.

The Habs face-off against Tampa in Montreal on Friday, Montreal currently leads the series three games to two.

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