Slafkovsky Returns for Habs in Game Five

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome in. This is NHL News Today, where team coverage meets AI. Jorosh Lovkovsky is good to go for the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow at 7 p.m. Eastern. The young forward skip Tuesday's practice after eating a clean but hard open ice hit from Lightning defenseman Max Crozier during their 3-2. Loss in Game 4 on Sunday, which even the first round series at two games each. That hit since Lovkovsky to the locker room briefly, but he battled back for the third period. Canadians captain Nick Suzuki called him tough as nails, saying he braced at the last second amid the roaring crowd. Now the top pick from the 2022 draft gets another shot to shine, with three goals already in this series. Coach Martin St. Louis is keeping the focus sharp, urging his squad not to let that moment hijack the narrative, instead rewrite the story on the ice. The series has been aggrined, with the first three games going to overtime before Tampa pulled ahead late in the fourth. Slavkovsky's no slouch either.

1:04Second on Montreal with 30 regular season goals, and 73 points in 82 games. Meanwhile, defenseman Noah Dobson skated before practice, but won't travel or play tomorrow, as he recovers from an upper body injury. Expect the haps to channel that fire in Tampa, turning the page on the hit and pushing for a series lead with Slavkovsky leading the charge.