Montreal Canadiens

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Montreal Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty (67) celebrates after scoring against the Florida Panthers during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Montreal Canadiens left wing Phillip Danault, left, is congratulated by teammate Max Pacioretty (67) after Danault scored the winning goal, 3-2, against the Florida Panthers in overtime of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson (9) celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens with teammates right wing Nikita Kucherov (86), of Russia, defenseman Anton Stralman (6), of Sweden, and defenseman Victor Hedman (77), of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), of Russia, can't hang onto the puck after making a save on a shot by Montreal Canadiens right wing Alexander Radulov (47) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Montreal Canadiens right wing Alexander Radulov (47) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with teammate center Torrey Mitchell (17) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Montreal Canadiens center Brian Flynn (32) loses the puck as he collides with Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Jonathan Drouin (27) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18), of the Czech Republic, and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin (74), of Russia, battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Matthew Peca (63) skates around Montreal Canadiens center Torrey Mitchell (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien, back center, talks to his players during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Canadiens won 2-1. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price gloves the puck during the team's NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers,in Montreal. A season after Canada was shut out of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 1970, two teams north of the border are off to strong starts. The Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers made major moves in the offseason and they have panned out so far, helping them lead their divisions. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

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Anaheim Ducks' Jamie McGinn, left, and Montreal Canadiens' P.K. Subban fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Buffalo Sabres' Josh Gorges (4), Marcus Foligno (82), Evander Kane (9) and Ryan O'Reilly (90) celebrate a goal by Kane as Montreal Canadiens' P.K. Subban (76) reacts during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)