The Montreal Canadiens take their 2-0 series lead to Ottawa on Sunday for Game 3 against the Senators. The game starts at 7:00 at the Canadian Tire Centre and airs on CBC and TVA.

Match Up

A pair of one goal games, including an overtime finish, have given the Habs a two to nothing series lead over the Senators. Alex Galchenyuk scored in overtime to seal the Game 2 victory for the Habs, despite Andrew Hammond‘s 39 save effort.

What to Watch

Canadiens: PK Subban rebounded from his Game 1 ejection with a First Star performance in Game 2. Subban is up to three points in the series adding a goal to the two assists hie picked up on Wednesday. He had a game high 29:07 of ice time in Game 2.

Senators: Erik Karlsson has been much quieter this series than his Norris Trophy competition, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been effective. Though two games, Karlsson has two assists, six shots and 58:14 of ice time.

What’s at Stake

The Canadiens won their home games to start this series off right, a win (or two) in Ottawa and the Habs will be all but assured a spot in the second round. For the Senators, they need a win in Game 3 to get back into this series or their playoff run could be over as quickly as it started.

Who’s Out

Max Pacioretty returned to action Friday night, and opened the scoring for the Habs in his return. P.A. Parenteau (upper body) missed Game 2 and his status for Game 3 is unclear but he participated in practice on Saturday.

Despite all signs pointing to the opposite, Mark Stone (microfracture) played in Game 2 for the Senators, even managing to pick up assists on both Senators goals in the 3-2 OT loss.

What Else

At 25 and with four playoff campaigns under his belt entering this postseason, PK Subban already has a reputation for stepping up his game in the playoffs, and with good cause. Subban has 45 playoff games experience, picking up 11 goals and 22 assists. His .733 PPG average in the playoffs is close to 20% better than his 0.620 average over 366 regular season games.

Subban’s NHL career practically started in the playoffs. In 2010 PK played 2 regular season games and 14 games in the Canadiens’ longest playoff run since 1993, picking up a goal and seven assists during the campaign.