Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in OT to take 2-1 lead in all extra-time series

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Lane Hutson scored on a slap shot at 2:09 of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series that has opened with three extra-time thrillers.

Hutson fired a shot from the top of right circle that went through traffic and found the top left corner behind goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Kirby Dach tied it for Montreal with 7:17 left in the second period.

He fired a snap shot through traffic from the top of the right circle that beat Vasilevskiy on the short side.

Game 4 is Sunday night in Montreal.

The Canadiens took the opener 4-3 on Sunday and the Lightning countered 3-2 on Tuesday.

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