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MONTREAL – Less than 24 hours after taking a 2-1 series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Canadiens returned to the Bell Centre for an optional practice on Saturday. 

While many players opted out of the on-ice session, nearly a dozen laced their skates.

Quotes of the day 

“I just believe in our system, all my teammates and coaching staff. I feel like we’re all prepared for any scenario. I feel like we play our way, and we have the puck a lot, and we’re good defensively. I feel like we can for sure win a game tomorrow.” - Juraj Slafkovsky on his belief in the team 

“Everyone needs to step up in the playoffs. You can see that, in different games, a different person brought us success, and that’s what it takes.” - Mike Matheson on the Canadiens taking Game 3 and what that says about the group 

“I think we’ve established a family spirit. When things like that happen, I think it galvanizes the group. We support each other. It’s important.” - Martin St-Louis on the team uniting around Kirby Dach 

What’s next  

Game 4 between the Habs and Bolts is set for Sunday at 7:00 p.m. For those in Montreal, the Canadiens are hosting the Fan Jam presented by La Cage outside the Bell Centre, open to all from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. ET. For more details, click here. For tickets to the game, click here.

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