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The NHL has released the schedule for the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening round of the 2014 playoffs:
| Game | Away | Home | Date |
| 1 | Montreal | Tampa Bay | Wednesday, April 16th. 7:00 PM |
| 2 | Montreal | Tampa Bay | Friday, April 18th. 7:00 PM |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | Montreal | Sunday April 20th. 7:00 PM |
| 4 | Tampa Bay | Montreal | Tuesday April 22nd. 7:00 PM |
| 5* | Montreal | Tampa Bay | Thursday, April 24th. 7:00 PM |
| 6* | Tampa Bay | Montreal | Sunday, April 27th. 7:00 PM |
| 7* | Montreal | Tampa Bay | Tuesday, April 29th. 7:00 PM |
*if necessary
Throughout the season Montreal didn't particularly draw much advantage from playing at home, considering their record of 23-13-5 is almost identical to their away record of 23-15-3. Tampa Bay on the other hand was tremendous at home, sporting at top notch 25-10-6 record compared to their road record of 21-17-3.
There should be plenty of away support for the Habs in Florida, as there is usually a good turnout during most Canadiens games at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
It's worth noting that no games are scheduled for Saturday night, which seems a little silly considering Montreal is Canada's only team that managed to get an invite to the big dance. I can't remember the last time there was no Canadian team playing on a Saturday night in the playoffs.
All the games will be available on CBC and RDS in Canada, and online via their web stream service.
The American TV schedule bounces around from network to network, you can view it here.