The Montreal Canadiens are facing their biggest game of the season and the toughest challenge their young roster has faced thus far when they enter Game 7 on Sunday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
There is a ton on the line for both teams here and that means the Canadiens will be making a lineup change this evening as they look to give themselves the best possible chance to advance to the second round.
Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis has made just one lineup change and that is one necessitated by the return of Canadiens defenseman Noah Dobson from injury. Dobson will be in the lineup for Game 7 but unfortunately that means that one man will have to sit out.
That man will be the much beloved Arber Xhekaj, with the Canadiens enforcer forced to the sidelines despite having played relatively well for the Canadiens in this series thus far.
Here is how the Canadiens lineup will look for Game 7:
Forwards:
Caufield-Suzuki-SlafkovskyGallagher-Newhook-DemidovDanault-Evans-AndersonBolduc-Dach-Texier
Defensemen:
Matheson-CarrierGuhle-HutsonStruble-Dobson
To no surprise it will once again be Jakub Dobes who gets the net for the Canadiens tonight.
