Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the unbeaten Montreal Canadiens (3-0-0, six points) and Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0-1, three points) take the ice at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay for some Columbus Day action. The game can be live streamed here. Montreal fans can hear all of the action on TSN 690 while Tampa Bay fans can do the same on 620 WDAE.
Montreal continues a four-game road trip to open up the season after collecting victories in its first three contests over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers while Tampa Bay continues a four-game road trip after collecting a 3-2 overtime win over the Florida Panthers on Opening Night and dropping its last game 3-2 to the Ottawa Senators in a shootout.
This is a Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 rematch as the Canadiens swept the Tampa Bay Lightning en route to reaching the Eastern Conference Finals last spring.
Montreal fell behind by three goals to the Flyers, but bounced back to preserve its undefeated streak.
"Playing from behind isn't something you want to do every night. You don't want to make it a habit," goalie Carey Price told the Canadiens website. "I definitely think we want to get off on the right foot and get a better start."
Tomas Plekanec was named one of three stars of the first week in the NHL after he posted five points on four goals and an assist. Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk each have a tally and two helpers for three points while P.A. Parenteau is off to a fast start with his new team with three assists.
The Lightning aren't feeling too good after dropping their last game and giving up some easy tallies against the Senators.
"That was way too easy," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said of the goals allowed, according to NHL.com. "You can't give NHL guys those chances."
Victor Hedman (two goals, one assist) and Valtteri Filppula (three helpers) have paced the Lightning with three points through the first two games.
Price will likely suit up for Montreal after yielding six goals on 59 shots as he comes into play with a 2-0-0 record while Tampa Bay will likely counter with Ben Bishop, who is 1-0-1 and has allowed four goals on 55 shots. Bishop missed the postseason with an injury for Tampa Bay.
The Canadiens and Lightning clash in a playoff rematch tonight at the Amalie Arena live from Tampa Bay.
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