GameDay: Habs vs Lightning – Game 1, Lineups, Puck’s Predictions

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GameDay: Habs vs Lightning – Game 1 (Apr-16, 2014)

April 16, 2014

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On this day in hockey history… 1957 – Montreal beat Boston 5-1 in Game Five of the Finals, to become the 1957 Stanley Cup Champions.

Round 1

The series is tied 0-0.

Canadiens

Game Recap of last game two teams played (full recap available here)

FINAL
Apr-1

Lightning

1	MTL @ TBL	Apr 16, 7pm
2	MTL @ TBL	Apr 18, 7pm
3	TBL @ MTL	May 20, 7pm
4	TBL @ MTL	May 22, 7pm
*5	MTL @ TBL	May 24, 7pm
*6	TBL @ MTL	May 27, TBD
*7	MTL @ TBL	May 29, TBD

Game 1
Times Forum – Tampa, FL
Apr 16, 7:00 PM ET
TV: CBC, RDS, CNBC

* if necessary

Matchup – Regular Season Stats
	Montreal CANADIENS	The Lightning beat the Canadiens in three of the four match-ups these season. Other than a Lightning 3-1 win on April 1st, all other games went to overtime, two of which necessitated a shootout. The Canadiens only win against the Lightning was at Times Forum in Tampa.	Tampa Bay LIGHTNING

100 Points / 3rd (Atlantic)	Points/Position	101 Points / 2nd (Atlantic)
46-28-8	Record	46-27-9
23-13-5	Home	25-10-6
23-15-3	Away	21-17-3
7-2-1	Last 10	7-3-0
2.55	G/G	2.83
2.45	GA/G	2.55
17.2	PP%	18.5
85.1	PK%	80.7

Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Thomas Vanek Brandon Prust – Tomas Plekanec – Brendan Gallagher Rene Bourque – Lars Eller – Brian Gionta Michael Bournival – Daniel Briere – Dale Weise		Alex Killorn – Steven Stamkos – Tyler Johnson Teddy Purcell – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan J.T. Brown – Cody Kunyk – Nikita Kucherov Richard Panik – Nate Thompson – Mike Kostka
Defensemen
Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin Josh Gorges – P.K. Subban Francis Bouillon – Mike Weaver		Matt Carle – Radko Gudas Victor Hedman – Andrej Sustr Eric Brewer – Sami Salo
Goalies
Carey Price (Confirmed)		Anders Lindback (Confirmed)
	Record: 34-20-5 GAA: 2.32 Sv%: .927 SO: 5 Alternate: Peter Budaj		Record: 8-12-2 GAA: 2.90 Sv%: .891 SO: 1 Alternate: Kristers Gudlevskis
Scratches
Travis Moen (concussion), Ryan White (healthy scratch), Jarred Tinordi (healthy scratch), George Parros (healthy scratch), Douglas Murray (healthy scratch), Alex Galchenyuk (upper-body)		Mattias Ohlund (knee), Ondrej Palat (lower-body), Ben Bishop (arm), Valtteri Filppula (lower-body)

Regular Season Series
Date	Visitor	Home	Final
12-Nov			TBL (2) – MTL (1) (SO)
28-Dec			MTL (2) – TBL (1) (SO)
1-Feb			TBL (2) – MTL (1) (OT)
1-Apr			MTL (1) – TBL (3)

Quick Links from this past week
	Featured Post: Habs Sign Prospect Jacob de la Rose to a Three-year Deal (PR) Jacob de la Rose obtient son premier contrat avec le Tricolore (PR) Official Release: Blunden Returned to Hamilton (PR) Out of the Red, White and Blue: Playoffs Bound by Joce Repassage en famille : Vers les Séries par J.D. Lagrange Official Release: Canadiens recall Tokarski (PR) Habs Max Pacioretty Named NHL’s Third Star of the Week (PR) Habs Recall Nathan Beaulieu from Hamilton (PR) Official Release: Murray suspended three games for illegal check (PR) Murray suspendu trois matchs (PR) Habs Cai para Lightning, mas Garante Vaga nos Playoffs por Rovena (Português) Max Pacioretty Earns Molson Cup for February-March (PR) Expos Carter Honored by Montrealers as Baseball Returns [VIDEO] Habs Sign Wolverines Defenseman Mac Bennett to a Two-year Deal (PR) Habs Vence Sabres e Price Consegue Shutout por Rovena (Português)
	Official Release: Fournier Assigned to Bulldogs (PR) ‘Dogs Comeback Falls Short in Shootout by Dan Kramer Down on the Farm – ‘Dogs Not Going Places, But Adding Faces by Dan Kramer Bulldogs Sign NCAA Forward Nick Sorkin to PTO (PR) Bournival, Pateryn Lead Bulldogs Past Admirals by Dan Kramer Down on the Farm – Bulldogs Get Help from the Big Club by Dan Kramer Down on the Farm – Where do ‘Dogs go From Here? by Dan Kramer
	Czech List, North American Edition: Path to NHL for ’12,’13 Draft Prospects by Radoslav Vavřina Czech List, European Edition: Playoffs a Chance for Prospects to Impress by Radoslav Vavřina QMJHL Playoffs at a Glance: 2013-2014 Season by Kathy K Update on Habs Prospect Tim Bozon (PR) Canadiens’ Prospect Bio – Martin Réway by Kathy K
	Habs360 Podcast: Is Home Ice Advantage Important? [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Murray Suspension Allows Youngsters Gain Experience [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Canadiens Fighting for Home Ice Advantage [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Galchenyuk Setup to Fail at Centre? [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Price Returns for Stretch Run [AUDIO] by Chris G

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