US EditionDobes Embraces Showdown with Vasilevskiy as Canadiens Prepare to Face Lightning
Dobes earned the start after posting an 11-5-0 record with a .916 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average since the NHL returned from Milan Cortina.
- On Sunday, the Montreal Canadiens open the Eastern Conference first-round playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, pitting young goaltenders against a seasoned squad.
- Jakub Dobes, who posted an 11-5-0 record after the Milan Cortina Games, prepares for his duel with Andrei Vasilevskiy despite possessing only a fraction of the veteran's experience.
- Captain Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield lead the Canadiens' offense, while blueliners Alexandre Carrier and Noah Dobson remain concerns; Carrier is expected to play Sunday, while Dobson is sidelined with a hand injury.
- Oddsmakers show little confidence in Montreal, giving the team a 3.49% chance of winning the Stanley Cup, with the Lightning favored at-189 versus the Canadiens' +156.
- Returning to practice after welcoming his daughter Maya on Wednesday, Suzuki prepared for the series as defenceman Kaiden Guhle noted the group is 'young and hungry' to accept the challenge.
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Bolts By The Numbers: Resilient Lightning Ready For Playoff Battle With Canadiens - Tampa Free Press
TAMPA, Fla. – The Lightning endured a rather rugged regular season in which they lost 339 man-games to injury. They emerged from the 82-game journey with a 50-26-6 mark, good for the franchise’s fifth 50-win season, and made the postseason for a ninth straight year. Jon Cooper’s team will lift the curtain on a hoped-for […] Bolts By The Numbers: Resilient Lightning Ready For Playoff Battle With Canadiens
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