Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Montreal Canadiens practice today in advance of Game 5 in Tampa on Wednesday.

Habs Mailbag: Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovsky should keep gloves on

"I admire Slafkovsky for showing he wasn’t intimidated and having the courage to drop the gloves with Hagel. But I don’t think Slafkovsky should be fighting — especially not someone like Hagel — because he’s not very good at it."

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Montreal Victoire selects defending PWHL champion as opening-round playoff opponent

"The team won all four games this season against Minnesota, including two overtime wins. The Frost finished third in the standings, while the Ottawa Charge was fourth and earned the final playoff spot."

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Apr. 19: Juraj Slafkovsky scored the OT winner to secure a 4-3 Game 1 win for the Montreal Canadiens over the Tampa Bay Lightning (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

Apr. 21: The Lightning tied the series, handing the Canadiens a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 2 (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

Apr. 24: Lane Hutson was the hero for the Canadiens in their 3-2 overtime win in Game 3 over the Lightning (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

Apr. 26: Brandon Hagel scored twice for the Lightning to tie the series in a 3-2 loss in Game 4 for the Canadiens (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

Apr. 29: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 5, (7 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

May 1: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Game 6, TBD

May 3: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 7, TBD

May 2: Minnesota Frost at Montreal Victoire (2 p.m., Prime)

May 5: Minnesota Frost at Montreal Victoire (7 p.m., Prime)

Remainder of series TBD

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