The Vegas Golden Knights look to even the best-of-7 Stanley Cup Semifinals with a win in Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday.
The Canadiens took the lead in the series with a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 3 on Friday. Forward Josh Anderson tied the game 2-2 after a miscue by goalie Marc-Andre Fleury with 1:55 remaining in the third period, then scored the winner at 12:53 of overtime.
Robin Lehner was in the starter's net during the morning skate but Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer would not confirm if he would replace Fleury.
"We've got an opportunity tonight to win a game and grab control of this series again going home, so I think your playoff mentality always has to be short memory and get ready for the next one," DeBoer said. "We did a lot good things last game, didn't result in a win. Let's throw that game out there again tonight. I would expect a better result if we can do that."
Corey Perry said the Canadiens understand the importance of extending their series lead. Teams that take a 3-1 lead are 69-1 (.986) winning a best-of-7 NHL semifinal series.
"We were a little slow to start that game in Game 3," the Montreal forward said. "We started to find our legs as the game went on but [the] first half of that game, that's not how we play. We're on top of pucks, we're on top of people, we're moving the puck quick. So we'll just get back to that and hopefully have another good start like we did out in Vegas (in Games 1 and 2)."
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