Thursday Habs Headlines: Great goalie duel expected for Canadiens-Jets series

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Instead of the expected Round 2 showdown of Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews, it’s a showdown of two of the best goalies in the game. [CBC]
• A big goalie duel is expected for this series with Connor Hellebuyck going up against Carey Price. [Journal de Montreal]
• The Canadiens will be giving away 100 tickets to each of the team’s remaining playoff games. [Sportsnet]
• Reality or Fiction: Canadiens-Jets series edition. [RDS]
• Montreal hopes to keep moving forward using the lessons learned leading up to the second round of the playoffs. [Montreal Gazette]
• Corey Perry, Nick Suzuki and Dominque Ducharme spoke to the media before Game 1. [NHL]
• Predicting the winner of the Habs-Jets series is a difficult one. Paul Maurice is simply going with whichever team is most capable of playing to its strengths will be the one left standing.[Sportsnet]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Calgary will be the new host for the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship. [Global News]
• Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. [NHL]
• John Tavares is continuing to recover nicely and feels fortunate to have come through the experience in relatively good shape. [Sportsnet]
• The best and worst possible outcomes for the NHL Draft Lottery. [Sportsnet]
• A former Saskatoon hockey player has been named the manager of hockey operations and legal affairs for the Los Angeles Kings. [CTV News]