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Canadiens vs Lightning Game One second period thread

It's 0-0 heading into the second period.

The Habs had the early jump, getting a couple of chances on Ben Bishop that barely failed to beat him. The Canadiens' forecheck caused a number of turnovers in the Lightning zone, with the Habs showing fresher legs than the Bolts and putting up 10 shot attempts against the Lightning's 4 by the first commercial break of the game. The Habs came out hitting, a game plan the Lightning may not have been expecting, ending the period with 19 hits to the Bolts' 11.

The Canadiens' new-look powerplay got a chance to go to work and didn't look much different.