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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Canadiens take on the Lightning tonight, a team that's only one point ahead of them in the Atlantic Division standings.

Todd: Canadiens can't keep ditching second-period class

"If you have to skip a period, you’d rather see a team start well and end well, but these second-period gap-outs are a mystery. Against St. Louis Sunday night, it cost them."

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Cowan: Why have NHL's workhorse goalies gone the way of wooden sticks?

"I personally don’t really believe in goalies cannot play back-to-back. But I’m not a specialist. I just do whatever I’m told. With the goalie it’s very crucial to be dialed in on everything and play a full 60 (minutes). So I understand it from that part, the mind might not be fresh. But I felt pretty normal. I didn’t feel any different, to be honest."

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Dec. 9: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Dec. 11: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Dec. 13: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers (7 p.m., Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Dec. 14: Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

The Victoire return to action on Dec. 17.

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