Arena: Wachovia Center
Time: Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

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Both teams are waiting to see if a key cog can make it into the lineup. Jeff Carter has been out since the first round with a broken bone in his foot. He skated for the first time Monday, doing 15 minutes before the start of practice. There is also an outside chance that Ian Laperriere could return soon from a head injury he suffered in the first round. He was cleared for contact Tuesday and must now get in game shape.

For Montreal, it is the fate of Andrei Markov that remains up in the air. Markov suffered a serious knee injury in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but has been skating with the team for the past couple of days.
The Montreal Canadiens have shown an uncanny ability to put bad games behind them this postseason. They will have to draw mightily on that ability to put an embarrassing 6-0 loss in Game 1 in the rear-view mirror. For Philadelphia, it will be interesting to see how it deals with prosperity and a series lead after having to play near-perfect hockey for more than a week in its historic run to erase a three-games-to-none deficit against Boston in the last round.
Philadelphia’s James van Riemsdyk has goals in back-to-back games after going without a score in his first 11 games. Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist in Game 1 and was a plus-4. Briere also had a goal and an assist in Game 1 and has goals in four of his past five games. He also has three multiple-point games during that span. Goalie Michael Leighton, pressed into duty for the injured Brian Boucher in Game 5 of the Boston series, recorded his first playoff shutout Sunday, making 28 saves.

While Montreal was shut out in Game 1, Cammalleri remains among the hottest players in the postseason with 12 goals in 15 games. We will post information about results of this match.. stay tuned.