Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in OT to take 2-1 lead in all extra-time series
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.
Canadiens beat Lightning in OT
- Hutson scores in OT as Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 to take 2-1 series lead The Globe and Mail —
- Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes on Lane Hutson's dramatic OT winner against the Lightning 📹 CTV News —
- Lightning and Canadiens tied 2-2 heading to 3rd straight overtime game ABC News —
- Montreal hosts Tampa Bay with 2-1 series lead ABC News —
- Call of the Wilde: Canadiens take 2-1 series lead with overtime win against Tampa Bay Global News —