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Tampa Bay Lightning (48-24-6, 102 pts) at Montreal Canadiens (46-22-10, 102 pts)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Thursday, April 9
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN+/The Spot/TSN2/RDS
Radio: 102.5 FM The Bone/TSN 690
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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:
The Lightning dropped their second straight on Tuesday night in a 6-2 loss to the Senators. They’ve lost three of their last five games, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.
Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens got back in the win column with a 4-3 shootout win over the Panthers on Tuesday. They’ve won nine of their last ten games, averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing two goals per game.
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:
Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Goncalves-Paul-Perry
Girgensons-Gourde-Bjorkstrand
Pelletier-Geekie-Duke
Raddysh-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
D’Astous-Lilleberg
Vasilevskiy
Johansson
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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Texier-Newhook-Demidov
Dach-Evans-Bolduc
Kapanen-Danault-Anderson
Matheson-Dobson
Struble-Hutson
Engstrom-Xhekaj
Dobes
Fowler
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Players To Watch:
Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov has four points in two of the three games against Montreal this season, with three goals and an assist.
Montreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov has a point in all three games against Tampa Bay this season with a goal and three assists.
Injury Report:
Tampa Bay Lightning
F Dominic James – IR
D Maxwell Crozier – IR
F Declan Carlile – IR
D Victor Hedman – DTD
F Brandon Hagel – DTD
F Anthony Cirelli – DTD
F Pontus Holmberg – DTD
Montreal Canadiens
F Patrik Laine – IR
D David Reinbacher – Out
D Alexandre Carrier – Out
F Brendan Gallagher – DTD
F Joe Veleno – DTD
D Kaiden Guhle – DTD
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