TONIGHT'S GAME
WHO: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m./Bell Centre, Montreal
TV/RADIO: Sun Sports/620 AM
INJURIES: Lightning - D Paul Ranger (personal leave), D David Hale (broken leg), out; RW Marty St. Louis (head), probable. Canadiens - RW Mike Cammalleri (knee), D Marc-Andre Bergeron (knee), out; D Paul Mara (upper body), RW Maxim Lapierre (undisclosed), questionable.
NEED TO KNOW: Tampa Bay trails seventh-place Montreal by five points in the Eastern Conference standings. ... Canadiens rank second overall in power play (23.9 percent), but rank 18th in home power play (18.8 percent). ... Montreal is 15-13-4 at home; Tampa Bay is 9-18-5 on the road and has lost seven of the past nine away from home. ... C Steven Stamkos, named the league's No. 2 star of the week, has 15 goals and 14 assists during a 16-game scoring streak, tied for second longest this season and the longest active streak in the league. Stamkos is third in the league with 40 goals, behind Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, and has goals in five consecutive games for the second time this season. ... RW Marty St. Louis did not practice on Monday for "body maintenance" after his head hit the end boards late in Saturday's victory against Atlanta. The team said St. Louis rode a stationary bike without complications, but did not officially say what his status for tonight's game would be. ... Antero Niittymaki is expected to start in goal for Tampa Bay.
Erik Erlendsson
TONIGHT'S GAME
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