KEYS TO THE GAME\u00a0<\/p>\n
New game, same energy\u00a0<\/p>\n
Montreal\u2014the city and its fans\u2014reminded everyone Friday why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0the best place in the world for hockey. The Bell Centre\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0just loud; it was a factor.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0the kind of advantage you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0fully explain.\u00a0You truly have to be\u00a0there\u00a0to feel it.And the Canadiens did. Without getting swept up in\u00a0the\u00a0moment, they managed to harness that energy and turn it into an edge. Expect more of the same on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stay out of the box\u00a0<\/p>\n
Discipline continues to\u00a0be an issue for both teams in this series.\u00a0Game 3 was no exception. Montreal handed Tampa Bay five power\u00a0play chances\u00a0and was only burnt\u00a0once, but\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0playing with fire\u00a0because\u00a0sooner or later, it\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be so forgiving.\u00a0Look for the\u00a0Habs\u00a0to want\u00a0clean\u00a0things\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0that area tonight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There is no I in team\u00a0<\/p>\n
The blueprint is already clear: it takes everyone. In Game 1, it was Juraj\u00a0Slafkovsky\u00a0and the power play. Game 2 belonged to Josh Anderson. Game 3 saw Kirby Dach\u2019s line and Lane Hutson take over. Depth\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0a\u00a0luxury\u00a0this time of year, but rather a\u00a0requirement. So,\u00a0who\u2019s\u00a0next in Game 4?\u00a0<\/p>\n
HEAD-TO-HEAD\u00a0<\/p>\n
Regular season\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dec. 9 vs. TBL:\u00a06-1 TBL\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dec. 28 @ TBL:\u00a05-4 TBL (SO)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mar. 31 @ TBL:\u00a04-1 MTL\u00a0<\/p>\n
Apr. 9 vs. TBL:\u00a02-1 MTL\u00a0<\/p>\n
Playoffs\u00a0<\/p>\n
Game 1 | Apr. 19 @ TBL:\u00a04-3 MTL (OT)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Game 2 | Apr. 21 @ TBL:\u00a03-2 TBL (OT)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Game 3 | Apr. 24 vs. TBL:\u00a03-2 MTL (OT)\u00a0<\/p>\n
PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lane Hutson\u2019s engine\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0stall. If anything,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just getting\u00a0going.\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0next for the Game 3 overtime hero?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brayden Point got his first\u00a0of\u00a0the playoffs\u00a0on Friday. For Montreal,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0where it needs to end. A 50-goal scorer\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0stay quiet for long, and the Canadiens know the danger if he finds his rhythm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
BY THE NUMBERS: BOLTS-HABS\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s\u00a0how the Lightning and Canadiens match up by the numbers:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KEYS TO THE GAME\u00a0 New game, same energy\u00a0 Montreal\u2014the city and its fans\u2014reminded everyone Friday why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0the best place…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-629797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}