Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens
6:00 CST on CBC
Canadiens lead the series 3-0
Expected Starters: Anders Lindback (TBL), Carey Price (MON)
TBL Scratches: Tom Pyatt, Nikita Kucherov, Radko Gudas
MON Scratches: Douglas Murray, Jarred Tinordi, Ryan White, George Parros, Travis Moen (now healthy)
Quote du Jour:
Michel Therrien just called P.K. Subban “really dependable.”
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 21, 2014
In-game reading: Sean Fitz-Gerald gets Dr. Tatar’s opinion on Steven Stamkos returning to game 3 after a knee to the head.
Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings
Series is tied 1-1
6:30 CST on TSN
Expected Starters: Tuukka Rask (BOS), Jimmy Howard (DET)
BOS Scratches: Daniel Paille (concussion), Andrej Meszaros, Corey Potter
DET Scratches: Daniel Alfredsson (back), all the other old guys except Pavel Datsyuk
Quote du Jour: “He used to be a football player, loves the contact, loves being a greaseball. Plays hard. Draws other guys into battles, has great hockey sense.”- Mike Babcock on Luke Glendening
In-game reading: Ansar Khan on Mike Babcock and Luke Glendening
New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers
Sportsnet 360*/TSN2 at 7:00 CST
*until the end of the Toronto Raptors game
Series in tied 1-1
Expected Starters: Henrik Lundqvist (NYR), Ray Emery (PHI)
NYR Scratches: Daniel Carcillo/JT Miller
PHI Scratches: Steve Downie (concussion), Hal Gill, Erik Gustafsson, Calvin Heeter
Quote du Jour: “…We take six or seven penalties, it’s going to cost us at one point.”-Sean Couturier
In-game reading: Rob Parent on Sean Couturier's key role in the series.
San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings
9:00 CST on CBC
Sharks lead the series 2-0
Expected Starters: Anttii Niemi (SJS), Jonathan Quick (LAK)
SJS Scratches: Matt Irwin, Matt Tennyson, Martin Havlat
LAK Scratches: Tyler Toffoli?, Matt Greene?, who knows
Quote du Jour: "They've got a lot of ammo over there and if they move it around, it puts more pressure on other guys"- Darryl Sutter
Pre-game reading: Pierre LeBrun gets Raffi Torres‘ perspective on Matt Cooke.