Sabres at Canadiens – Game 3 | How to watch, lineup notes, and storylines
Lineup notes
Sam Carrick is available to make his playoff debut, coach Lindy Ruff confirmed Saturday. Carrick practiced centering the fourth line between Jordan Greenway and Beck Malenstyn in place of Tyson Kozak, who was absent for a maintenance day.
Carrick has been out since injuring his left arm in a fight with New York Islanders captain Anders Lee on March 31. The forward had five goals and won 57.3 percent of his faceoffs in 13 games for the Sabres after being acquired from the New York Rangers at the trade deadline.
The rest of the lineup was unchanged for Saturday’s practice, including Alex Lyon manning the starter’s net. The team did tweak its power-play units following an 0-for-5 performance in Game 2, with Zach Benson and Josh Doan moving up to the top unit alongside Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn and Josh Doan.
The second unit consisted of Jason Zucker, Josh Norris, Tuch, Ryan McLeod and Bowen Byram.
Here’s how the full group lined up for practice:
