Primeau Gets the Start for the Canadiens Against the Lightning | PREVIEW: TBL @ MTL

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.

The Canadiens took control of the game in the second period with two goals from the Montreal captain.

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Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | April 4, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, BSSUN, ESPN

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.”

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)

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.

The Canadiens will be looking to avoid a Lightning sweep of the season series.

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