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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Snowbirds will fly over the Bell Centre ahead of Game 3 between the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes.

Better to be lucky than good? Guy Carbonneau sees similarities between ’93 Cup winners and today’s Canadiens

“Sometimes you need to be lucky. I think we were in ’93 when Pittsburgh got (eliminated). It is what it is. You show up, you play your games and, after, you have to wait for everybody else.”

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Habs Mailbag: Arber Xhekaj still hasn’t earned Martin St. Louis’s trust

"I think St. Louis appreciates Xhekaj’s unique skill set with his size and physicality, but the coach still doesn’t have confidence in the 6-foot-4, 240-pounder’s defensive game — especially when the score is close."

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May 21: The Canadiens hit the ground running with a 6-2 win in Game 1 over the Hurricanes (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

May 23: The Canadiens were haunted by lack of shots in a 3-2 OT loss in Game 2 to the Hurricanes (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

May 25: Hurricanes at Canadiens, Game 3, (8 p.m., CBC, SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690, 98.5 FM)

May 27: Hurricanes at Canadiens, Game 4, (8 p.m., CBC, SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690, 98.5 FM)

May 29 (if necessary): Canadiens at Hurricanes, Game 5, (8 p.m., CBC, SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690, 98.5 FM)

May 31 (if necessary): Hurricanes at Canadiens, Game 6, (time TBD, CBC, SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690, 98.5 FM)

June 2 (if necessary): Canadiens at Hurricanes, Game 7, (time TBD, CBC, SN, TVA Sports, TSN 690, 98.5 FM)

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