The Montreal Canadiens have yet to solve the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2014-2015 season, but they'll need to figure things out in Sunday's Game 2 of their second-round NHL playoff series at Centre Bell in Montreal.
Lightning vs. Canadiens, NHL playoffs 2015: Time, TV schedule and live stream for Game 2
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The Lightning lead the best-of-seven series 1-0 thanks to a 2-1 victory in Game 1 on Friday night, when Nikita Kucherov scored in overtime.
Montreal managed to win the Atlantic Division by two points over Tampa Bay, but has lost all six head-to-head battles with the Lightning this season, outscored 23-9 in those games.
“We may be the only team with home-ice advantage that is the underdog,” Montreal coach Michel Therrien told the Associated Press before Friday’s Game 1. “We’re up against an offensive power. It’s a big challenge but, from experience, we know the playoffs is a different season.”
Tampa Bay led the NHL with 259 goals during the regular season, but has scored just 19 goals in eight playoff games to date. The Lightning have been held to two or fewer goals five times this postseason, losing their first three such games to Detroit. But they managed to beat the Red Wings 2-0 in Game 7 in the first round, then outlasted the Habs 2-1 in overtime on Thursday.
Ben Bishop has been the star in the middle, saving 74-of-75 shots in the last two games for the Lightning. Can he keep it up in Game 2?
NBCSN will televise Game 2 from Montreal, with Kenny Albert and Joe Micheletti on the call.
Game 2 coverage
6 p.m. ET | Game 2, Eastern Conference Round 2
Bell Centre | Montreal
Local: None | Nat'l: NBCSN, CBC
Live stream at NBC Live Extra
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