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Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0-1) at Montreal Canadiens (1-0-1)

Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Friday, April 24
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: TNT/truTV/HBO Max
Radio: 102.5 FM The Bone/TSN 690

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning evened the series against Montreal as they now head on the road for games three and four. Tampa Bay is now 3-2-1 against the Canadiens this season, averaging 3.2 goals per game.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens dropped the second game in overtime and now head home with the series tied at a game apiece. Montreal is 3-1-2 against Tampa Bay this season, averaging 3.2 goals per game.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Goncalves-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Guentzel
Girgensons-Gourde-Paul
Perry-James-Sabourin

Raddysh-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Carlile-Lilleberg

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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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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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brandon Hagel has a goal in each game against the Canadiens, with three goals in the two games.

Montreal Canadiens

Josh Anderson has a goal in each game of the series.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

G Jonas Johansson – DTD
D Victor Hedman – Out
F Pontus Holmberg – Out
D Charle-Édouard D’Astous – DTD

Montreal Canadiens

F Patrik Laine – IR
D Noah Dobson – Out

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