PANTHERS, LIGHTNING CONTEST FIRST OF THREE PIVOTAL GAME 4s
Today’s slate opens at 12:30 p.m. ET when the Panthers and Lightning go head-to-head in the first of three pivotal Game 4s scheduled today.

CANADIENS AIM FOR 10TH STRAIGHT PLAYOFF WIN VERSUS MAPLE LEAFS
Montreal, which owns a 9-0 record in its last nine postseason contests against Toronto dating to Game 1 of the 1978 Semifinals, will look to extend the winning streak to double digits when its First Round series continues tonight at Scotiabank Arena.

* The Maple Leafs’ last playoff victory versus the Canadiens was in Game 6 of the 1967 Final, when they clinched their 13th and most-recent Stanley Cup.