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© St. Petersburg Times, published March 15, 2003
WHEN/WHERE: 7; Bell Centre, Montreal.
TV/RADIO: Time Warner Ch. 47, Verizon Ch. 525, DirecTV Ch. 633, DISH Ch. 448, Americast Ch. 525, Shaw Ch. 2; WDAE-AM 620.
THE LOWDOWN: The Canadiens are coming off a six-game road trip. ... Montreal has won three straight after going 1-6-3-1 in its previous 11. ... The Canadiens are 2-4-1-1 in their past eight at home. ... G Jose Theodore is on a three-game winning streak with a shutout and a .969 save percentage (95 saves on 98 shots). ... The Lightning is 1-7-1-1 in the second of back-to-back games. ... Montreal C Mike Ribeiro has points in five consecutive games, with a goal and six assists. ... LW Marcel Hossa has points in five straight games, with a goal and five assists. ... Entering Friday, the Canadiens had the league's second-worst home penalty kill at 79.7 percent, and had allowed the second-most power-play goals at home with 30. ... Montreal's one short-handed goal is a league low. ... The Canadiens were the least penalized team, averaging 10.8 minutes. ... Montreal is 14-12-5-3 at home. ... This is the third of four meetings (Lightning 1-0-1). ... Tampa Bay trails the series 15-18-6-1 and is 8-10-1 in Montreal.
-- Compiled by Damian Cristodero.