NHL Playoff Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 04/21/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Montreal Canadiens (1-0-0) at Tampa Bay Lightning (0-0-1)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tuesday, April 21
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN2/SN/CBC/TVAS
Radio: TSN 690/102.5 FM The Bone
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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens took the first game of the best-of-seven series on Sunday as they scored in overtime to win 4-3. Jakub Dobes stopped 20 of the 23 shots he faced in the win. They’re 3-1-1 against Tampa Bay this season, averaging three goals per game.
Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:
The Lightning will look to even the series before hitting the road for Montreal. They’re 2-2-1 against Montreal this season, averaging 3.2 goals per game.
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Texier-Newhook-Demidov
Bolduc-Kapanen-Dach
Evans-Danault-Anderson
Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Struble-Xhekaj
Dobes
Fowler
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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:
Goncalves-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Guentzel
Girgensons-Gourde-Paul
Perry-James-Bjorkstrand
Raddysh-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
D’Astous-Lilleberg
Vasilevskiy
Halverson
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Players To Watch:
Montreal Canadiens
Juraj Slafkovsky had a hat trick in the first game against Tampa Bay in the best-of-seven series.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brandon Hagel had two of Tampa Bay’s three goals in their game one loss.
Injury Report:
Montreal Canadiens
F Patrik Laine – IR
D Noah Dobson – Out
Tampa Bay Lightning
G Jonas Johansson – DTD
D Victor Hedman – Out
F Pontus Holmberg – Out
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