The Montreal Canadiens, winner of four of its last five games, host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (29-33-12) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (42-26-7)
GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning.Game Preview
Roster News
Alex Newhook and David Savard did not participate in Wednesday's practice instead taking therapy days.
Kirby Dach skated on Wednesday with Paul Byron before practice.
Cayden Primeau (8-7-2 / 2.75 GAA / .913 SV% / 2 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
The Canadiens took control of the game in the second period with two goals from the Montreal captain.
Last game: MTL 5 vs FLA 3 | F
Players to Watch
- Josh Anderson - Anderson has nine points and 22 penalty minutes in 17 career games against the Lightning.
Matchup for Game 75, Home Game 38
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | April 4, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, BSSUN, ESPN
Pre-Game
Nick Suzuki - "I feel really confident in what I can do, what I bring every night and can play against anybody who we matchup against. I feel really comfortable where my game is at right now.”
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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
11 Brendan Gallagher - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia
17 Josh Anderson - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen
55 Michael Pezzetta - 36 Colin White - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle
72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard
47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris
Goaltenders
Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Tanner Pearson, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Joshua Roy (hand)
Visiting Bench
This is the final meeting of four games between these two teams. Tampa has won all three previous games this season. .
Victor Hedman has recorded 49 points in 47 career games against the Canadiens.
The Lightning have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games at the Bell Centre.
Matt Tomkins (1-2-0 / 3.39 GAA / .899 SV% / 0 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Lightning.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens will be looking to avoid a Lightning sweep of the season series.
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