Your Montreal Canadiens are in Florida for games against two teams battling for first place in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division.
First stop is Tampa on Thursday evening. The Lightning sit atop the division, tied with Florida at 93 points but six points ahead in the first tie-breaker, Regulation and Overtime Wins.
Your Canadiens sit 17 points south of that lofty level, in 13th place. But they’ve beaten the Lightning twice this season, including a 4-3 Shootout win at Amalie Arena on Dec. 28.
Wounded warriors Carey Price, P.K. Subban, Brendan Gallagher Daniel Carr and Brian Flynn have accompanied the team to Florida.