Lightning vs Canadiens Game 7: Projected Lineups, Where to Watch & More
All eyes around the hockey world will be fixated on Benchmark International Arena tonight, as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens play the only Game 7 of the First Round. The Lightning forced a Game 7 with a thrilling overtime victory in Montreal, capping off one of the most eventful 1-0 victories in recent memory. The Lightning will have to break a trend to move onto the next round though, as neither team has won back-to-back games to this point in the series.
Brandon Hagel, despite not scoring a goal in his last two outings, still remains tied for the league lead in playoff goals this season with six. The Lightning got a pair of reinforcements during Game 6, as Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Nick Paul re-entered the lineup. Tonight, it could be Montreal getting some backup, as star defenseman Noah Dobson is listed as a game-time decision.
In the United States, Game 7 will be broadcast on TNT, TruTV, HBO Max and on The Spot in the Tampa market. North of the border, it'll be broadcast on CBC, Sportsnet, and TVA Sports. Projected Lines (Per NHL.
com) Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Juraj Slafkovsky Josh Anderson - Jake Evans - Ivan Demidov Alexandre Texier - Kirby Dach - Zachary Bolduc Alex Newhook - Phillip Danault - Brendan Gallagher Mike Matheson - Noah Dobson Kaiden Guhle - Jayden Struble Alex Carrier - Lane Hutson Jakub Dobes Jacob Fowler Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Gage Goncalves Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Nick Paul Oliver Bjorkstrand - Dominic James - Corey Perry J. J. Moser - Darren Raddysh Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak Charle-Edouard D'Astous - Emil Lilleberg Andrei Vasilevskiy Jonas Johansson