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[PREGAME] Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montréal Canadiens – 5:45pm EDT – 04/19/26 – TNT – Game 83 Matinée Edition


[PREGAME] Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montréal Canadiens – 5:45pm EDT – 04/19/26 – TNT – Game 83 Matinée Edition

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honkie-mcgee

24 Comments

  1. honkie-mcgee

    It’s playoff time! Bring out your MS Paints, everybody!

    ⚡️⚡️⚡️Go Bolts!⚡️⚡️⚡️

  2. deeVeeAre

    Any updates as to whether or not James is playing?

  3. AdamAptor

    Heddy is at the morning skate. I bet he plays sooner than expected (maybe I just miss him)

  4. beckyjoooo

    ![gif](giphy|jC8fk6i20o1NtwNowG|downsized)

  5. zwar098

    Montreal only has 2 real (4 round/16 team) cups

  6. snoozyhermit

    Top6 is pretty set, let’s talk bottom6.

    Girgy-Gourde-Paul

    Paul has the size and strength to replace Holmberg. Doesn’t have the Backpack moniker that makes the Gourde line possession monsters, but unquestionably offers more offense. Paul has looked better when given more minutes; an interesting recipe from chef coop. Cook.

    Perry-James-Bjorkstrand

    Spark plug is back. Hope the lower body injury doesn’t hamper his electricity. Does not look like a 4th line… could see big impact from these guys with Montreal’s lack of depth.

  7. Procedure_Dunsel

    Start. On. Time. Score early, score often!

  8. GizmoDelToro

    Last year I was at game with my Hagel jersey (we’ve lost both times I’ve gone to games wearing it). Time to break the cycle. I’ll be there tonight repping Kuch. LGB!!!!

  9. Personal-Banana-9491

    Alright my dudes. Bonus hockey is upon us!

    You can’t win them all if you don’t get the first.

    Zap zap my dudes.

  10. big-daddio

    This is an oldie but a goodie reverse jinx so I used it sparingly. But why is Point’s face on backwards in the forum marquee.

  11. Wild-Highway-8739

    Game Day!

    ![gif](giphy|90F8aUepslB84)

  13. BefuddledPolydactyls

    60 minutes! A first playoff win at home would be a great morale boost. Let’s go, Bolts! ⚡⚡⚡

  18. CelebrationPeach6157

    **looks like Jojo isn’t hurt? Halvorson is here but (projected) scratched**

     

    #Lightning projected lineup

     

    Gage Goncalves — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov

    Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Jake Guentzel

    Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Nick Paul

    Corey Perry — **Dominic James** — Oliver Bjorkstrand

    J.J. Moser — Darren Raddysh

    Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak

    Charle-Edouard D’Astous — Emil Lilleberg

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    **Jonas Johansson**

    Scratched: Conor Geekie, Scott Sabourin, Declan Carlile, Max Crozier, **Brandon Halverson**

    Injured: Pontus Holmberg (upper body), Victor Hedman (personal leave)

     

    ##Status report

     

    Neither team will hold a morning skate Sunday. … Carrier was reunited with Matheson at practice on Saturday. They were a defense pair last season but have not played together this season. Carrier practiced with Hutson on Friday. … Guhle moved from the right side with Matheson on Friday to the left side with Hutson, who moved from left to right. … Lightning coach **Jon Cooper said he’s hopeful James will play**. He has been out since Feb. 28 with a lower-body injury. … **Cooper said Hedman, a defenseman, is with the team, but he’s « not available right now. »**… Geekie, a forward, and Halverson, a goalie, were recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Sunday.

     

    [3 Things to Watch: Canadiens at Lightning, Game 1 of Eastern Conference 1st Round](https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-tampa-bay-lightning-game-1-preview-april-19-2026)

     

    #Canadiens projected lineup

     

    Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky

    Alexandre Texier — Alex Newhook — Ivan Demidov

    Zachary Bolduc — Oliver Kapanen — Kirby Dach

    Jake Evans — Phillip Danault – Josh Anderson

    Mike Matheson — Alexandre Carrier

    Kaiden Guhle — Lane Hutson

    Jayden Struble — Xhekaj Arber

    Jakub Dobes

    Jacob Fowler

    Scratched: Brendan Gallagher, Joe Veleno, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher

    Injured: Patrik Laine (lower body); Noah Dobson (upper body)

  19. Patient_Biscotti_281

    Let’s fucking go!! I’ll be there!

  21. retired_junkiee

    LETS FUCKING GO ZAPPY BOIS TIME TO SHINE FUCK THE HABS FUCK COLE CAUFIELD FUCK SUZUKI FUCK MONTREAL FUCK CANADA FUCK GALLAGER LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO

  22. Beartles

    Won’t be able to watch this one unfortunately because of work, but damn am I excited to see how this turns out for us. This playoff run really feels like our last true chance at greatness with this core, a chance to become a dynasty. We have to at least get out of the first round this year, have to. Montreal is a damn good team though so there are no promises.

  23. 2ndprize

    You know what would be really nice? Having the lead in a series. Haven’t felt that since 22.

  24. Cakeygoodness666_

    Go Bolts ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

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