Today's Games
CBC
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens
6:00 CST (pre-game at 5:30)
Montreal Canadiens lead the series 1-0.
Expected Starters: Anders Lindback (TBL), Carey Price (MTL)
TBL Scratches: Ondrej Palat (UBI), Andrej Sustr or Tom Pyatt
MTL Scratches: Douglas Murray, Jarred Tinordi, Ryan White, George Parros, Travis Moen (concussion)
Quote du Jour:
Jon Cooper says Ondrej Palat is probably out. Looks at @reporterchris. “Are you tweeting that right now?” “Yes.” “Unbelievable. Palat’s in.”
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) April 18, 2014
Jon Cooper: “Palat is day-to-day. But then again… aren’t we all.”
— Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) April 17, 2014
Pre-Game Reading: Chris Johnston on the hole created by the Ondrej Palat injury.
TSN
Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings
6:30 CST
Expected Starters: Tuukka Rask (BOS), Jimmy Howard (DET)
BOS Scratches: Daniel Paille, Chris Kelly (back), Matt Bartkowski
DET Scratches: Henrik Zetterberg (back), Joakim Andersson, Todd Bertuzzi, Daniel Cleary, Mikael Samuelsson, Stephen Weiss, Jonathan Ericsson (finger)
Quote du Jour: "We talk a lot about the past in the media-we never talk about the past in our dressing room."- Mike Babcock
Pre-Game Reading: Helene St. James on the excitement that the playoffs bring to a dressing room.
9:00 CST
Anaheim Ducks lead the series 1-0.
Expected Starters: Frederik Andersen (ANA), Kari Lehtonen (DAL)
ANA Scratches: Matt Beleskey (LBI), Mark Fistric
DAL Scratches: Aaron Rome, Chris Mueller, Dustin Jeffrey
Quote du Jour: Q: Are you planning any changes as far as the lineup is concerned?
Ruff: “Yeah.”
Q: Can you share?
"No." -(Dallas News)
Pre-Game Reading: Mike Heika on the adjustments Dallas made entering game 2.
Also this:
So Joel Quenneville’s back pocket is $25,000 emptier because he grabbed the front of his pants. #nhl #historywillbemade
— Chris Stevenson (@CJ_Stevenson) April 18, 2014