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Canadiens vs. Lightning Game 2 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Parlay, Picks
Tampa Bay committed seven minors in Game 1 and Montreal scored three power-play goals, including the overtime winner, to take the opener.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 on Tuesday, aiming to improve discipline after costly penalties handed winger Juraj Slafkovsky three power-play goals in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss.
- Head coach Jon Cooper called out his team's "stupidity" after the costly penalties, including an offensive-zone high stick with 21 seconds left in regulation that set up the overtime winner.
- Tampa Bay piled up a league-high 1,207 penalty minutes this season, 229 more than the next team, while coach Cooper listed defenceman Charle-Edouard D'Astous as "doubtful" after a second-period hit.
- Montreal must generate more even-strength offense after mustering just nine five-on-five shots Sunday, as Tampa's second line of Cirelli, Guentzel and Hagel effectively stifled the Canadiens' elite top trio.
- Centre Anthony Cirelli emphasized discipline during Monday's practice, saying "the penalties we took were kind of no-brain calls," while forward Brandon Hagel expressed confidence the team can adjust and succeed.
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The Canadian wants to return to Montreal with a lead of 2 to 0 in the series.
Montreal fans set for playoff ride as Canadiens face Lightning in Game 2
The road to the Stanley Cup continues Tuesday night as the Montreal Canadiens face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Montreal enters the matchup with momentum — and growing confidence — following a dramatic 4-3 overtime victory in Sunday’s opener, a result that has energized both the team […]
Desperate For A Split: Bolts Hunt For Game 2 Revenge After Slafkovsky Stunner - Tampa Free Press
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning return to the ice tonight at Benchmark International Arena for Game 2 of their first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens, trailing 1-0. Following a 4-3 overtime loss on Sunday, the Lightning are aiming to even the best-of-seven series before the matchup shifts to Montreal. Sunday’s opener saw Tampa […] Desperate For A Split: Bolts Hunt For Game 2 Revenge After Slafkovsky Stunner
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