Canadiens Vs Lightning Live Stream: Watch Online Free Wednesday 7:10 ET NHL Playoffs First Round Pitting Division Rivals
Canadiens vs Lightning live stream: Watch online free 7:10 ET Wednesday for game 1 of the first round of the NHL playoffs.
The Montreal Canadiens will travel to Tampa Bay vs the Lightning for the first of a best-of-seven series. Tampa will be home for game 1 and game 2 before heading north. Watch the free live stream online as the new playoff-system pits division-rivals of the two and three seeds against one another in the first round before re-seeding.
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The Canadiens look to get healthier with Rugged forward Brandon Prust working his way back into game shape after missing time with an upper-body injury. Prust isn't renowned for his offensive ability, but he practiced on a line Tuesday with Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher that could create some havoc against the Lightning's top line with Steven Stamkos, according to NHL.com.
"Getting Prust back into the lineup is going to be big for us. He's a guy who shows up and plays for his teammates every night. We've played well together in the past and it's a lot of fun playing with him. Hopefully we can have success together and help the team," Gallagher said. "As a team, we need to do a good job playing defensively. Stamkos is a really good player. He will get his chances and create things and it's up to us to make it tough for him."
Lindback will be between the pipes for the Bolts as Ben Bishop is still nursing an injury. He played well enough in net for Tampa to jump over Montreal for second place in the Atlantic, thus home-ice advantage in the first round.
"You just have a smile on your face for him," Stamkos said in the Tampa Bay Times. "We can't stress how hard he works in practice, the great teammate he is, always smiling, not only getting himself better but challenging other players by staying out there longer and making them better. He deserves everything he's getting."
Injury report, according to NHL.com:
"Montreal forward Alex Galchenyuk (lower body) will miss the first round. Forward Travis Moen (concussion) practiced Tuesday in a non-contact jersey and will travel with the team. Prust (upper body) is expected to be in the lineup. ... Bishop (upper body) skated Wednesday, but is out for at least the beginning of this series. Tampa Bay forwards Ondrej Palat (upper body) and Valtteri Filppula (lower body) practiced Tuesday and are expected to be in the lineup."