Montreal at Tampa Bay

Cole Caufield (51 goals) and Nick Suzuki (101 points) lead a Montreal offense that is seventh in the NHL in goals scored (3.40 per game), 10th on the power play, and second in shooting percentage. The Canadiens defeated the Lightning, 2-1, on April 9. It was a physical game that the players described as having "playoff intensity" with 126 combined penalty minutes. Tampa Bay is 17th on the power play and has lost four of the last six, despite being favored in five of them. In their last four playoff series, Tampa Bay has lost Game 1 three times, including all three games at home last year to Florida (6-2, 2-0, and 6-3) in the first round as favorites. Play Montreal.