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As the Montreal Canadiens attempt to chase down an Eastern Conference wild-card spot, they would be happy if Tuesday's game against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning ends up being a playoff preview.
Price made 23 saves against the Jets to deliver yet another strong performance amidst what has become an iron-man stretch of goaltending. Price has played in 26 of Montreal's last 27 games and he'll surely be called upon once more against league-leading Tampa Bay. With a first-place seed long clinched, the Lightning enter their final three games simply trying to get in top form for the playoffs. While star defenseman likely won't play again until the postseason, Tampa Bay could get some reinforcements on the blue line if"Stralman's going to play on this trip, and hopefully we'll have a Girardi sighting at some point, maybe at the tail end," Lightning coach Jon Cooper told reporters."Guys are progressing.
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