The Tampa Bay Lightning outlasted a late push by the Montreal Canadiens to win 5-3. The Lightning have now gained 4 straight whereas the Canadiens have dropped their final three.
They choose up the multi-goal win regardless of being outshot 35-21 and being with out Nikita Kucherov.
Lightning Go Up Early and Hold On
Nick Paul (16) opened the scoring on a backhand shot up entrance to make it 1-0 for the Lightning. Following a scramble in entrance of the Lightning internet, they took the puck throughout the ice and Victor Hedman (8) snapped a move from Gage Goncalves to make it 2-0. Brendan Gallagher (13) received the Canadiens on the board within the ultimate minutes of the primary interval with the rating at 2-1 after 20.
The second interval adopted an analogous sample with the Lightning placing up two targets adopted by the Canadiens answering with a objective of their very own. Braydon Level (31) scored on the facility play and Zemgus Girgensons picked up his first objective of the season.
Following Level’s objective, the Canadiens lifted Jakub Dobes for Sam Montembeault. This was the second straight sport that the Lightning compelled an opponent to substitute goalies. Christian Dvorak received one previous Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to make it 4-2 with one interval left to go.
Gallagher scored his second objective of the sport midway by means of the third interval to place the Canadiens inside one. The Canadiens lifted Montembeault for the additional attacker with slightly below two minutes to go. Anthony Cirelli put a shot into the empty internet to seal the win and wrap up the scoring.
Vasilevskiy saved 32 of 35 (.914 save proportion – SV%) on the afternoon. Dobes saved simply 5 of eight photographs towards whereas Montembeault saved 11 of 12 (.917 SV%). The Lightning scored on their lone power-play alternative and the Habs scored on one among two possibilities.
Each groups wrap up their pre-4 Nations Face-Off play. The Canadiens return to motion with a highway sport towards the Ottawa Senators on Feb. 22, whereas the Lightning resume play the next day at house towards the Seattle Kraken.
Three Stars of the Sport:
- Victor Hedman (one objective, one help)
- Brendan Gallagher (two targets)
- Brayden Level (one objective)
