Game Day: Lightning vs Canadiens – Game 3 Preview, Lines, Goalies, TV

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Pre-game Notes and Quotes
  • P.K. Subban: “That’s where our focus has got to be, and after that we’ll worry about everything else, but there’s no doubt in my mind if we come out with the right effort we’re going to like the result we’re going to get.”
  • Brandon Prust has been fined $5,000 for post game comments regarding the officiating of Brad Watson.
  • Tyler Johnson: “There were a couple of times in that Detroit series that we had an emotional win and the next game we didn’t play as well, so we want to take things one game at a time and keep an even keel. It doesn’t matter what you did in the last game; it only matters what you do in the next game.”
  • Michel Therrien: “If the result offensively isn’t there, you’re always searching for a solution. [Wednesday] won’t be any different. We’ve got to find a solution to be more successful offensively.”
  • Montreal averaged 2.61 goals per game in the regular season (20th in the league.) They are averaging 1.88 goals per game in the playoffs (tied with the Rangers for worst of the remaining playoff teams.)
  • David Desharnais will be a game time decision due to a viral infection/dehydration.
  • Tampa Bay scored double the number of power play goals (4) in game 2, as the Canadiens have in the playoffs to date (2.)
  • Ryan Callahan: “We remember back to a year ago and we were in the situation Montreal is in now. We have to expect the best from them and prepare for it.”
Matchup – Playoff Statistics
Game 3 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL. | May 6, 7:00 PM ET | TV: CBC, USA, TVA | Lightning lead the series 2-0

Eastern Conference Semi-final
LIGHTNING CANADIENS
108 (5th) Points (Eastern Conference Position) 110 (2nd)
6-3 Record 4-4
2-2 Home 2-3
4-1 Road 2-1
6-3 Last 10 4-4
2.78 G/G 1.88
2.00 GA/G 2.50
14.3 PP% 3.8
85.7 PK% 71.9
11.0 PIM/G 17.2
28.8 S/G 37.1
26.8 SA/G 32.1
50.5 FO% 53.4
49.6 CF% 52.5
50.2 FF% 53.7
Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Killorn – Stamkos – Callahan
Palat – Johnson – Kucherov
Boyle – Filppula – Paquette (GTD)
Morrow – Namestnikov – J.T. Brown 		Pacioretty – Plekanec – Gallagher
Galchenyuk – Eller – Weise
De La Rose – Desharnais – Smith-Pelly
Prust – Mitchell – Parenteau
Expected scratches: Malhotra, Carr, Thomas, Hudon, Flynn
Defensemen
Hedman – Stralman
Garrison – Coburn
Carle – Sustr 		Markov – Subban
Emelin – Petry
Gilbert – Pateryn
Expected scratches: Beaulieu (upper-body), Weaver, Gonchar, Lernout, Dietz
Goalies
Ben Bishop (Confirmed) Carey Price (Confirmed)
2014-2015 Playoffs:
Record: 6-3
GAA: 1.71
Sv%: .933
SO: 1
Alternate: Andrei Vasilevskiy		 2014-2015 Playoffs:
Record: 4-4
GAA: 2.34
Sv%: .922
SO: 1
Alternate: Dustin Tokarski
Expected scratches: Joey MacDonald, Mike Condon
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