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Montreal Canadiens (1-0-0) at Tampa Bay Lightning (0-0-1)<\/p>\n

Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tuesday, April 21
Time: 7:00 pm EST
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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:<\/p>\n

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\u2019re 3-1-1 against Tampa Bay this season, averaging three goals per game. <\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Lightning will look to even the series before hitting the road for Montreal. They\u2019re 2-2-1 against Montreal this season, averaging 3.2 goals per game. <\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Texier-Newhook-Demidov
Bolduc-Kapanen-Dach
Evans-Danault-Anderson<\/p>\n

Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Struble-Xhekaj<\/p>\n

Dobes
Fowler<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:<\/p>\n

Goncalves-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Guentzel
Girgensons-Gourde-Paul
Perry-James-Bjorkstrand<\/p>\n

Raddysh-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
D\u2019Astous-Lilleberg<\/p>\n

Vasilevskiy
Halverson<\/p>\n

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Players To Watch:<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n

Juraj Slafkovsky had a hat trick in the first game against Tampa Bay in the best-of-seven series. <\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n

Brandon Hagel had two of Tampa Bay\u2019s three goals in their game one loss.<\/p>\n

Injury Report:<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n

F Patrik Laine \u2013 IR
D Noah Dobson \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n

G Jonas Johansson \u2013 DTD
D Victor Hedman \u2013 Out
F Pontus Holmberg \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

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