Jake Evans continued his hot streak, scoring for the fifth consecutive game, as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2. The Canadiens have now won five of their last six games, while the Lightning fell to 0-7-1 when scoring fewer than three goals.
Montreal Canadiens center Jake Evans celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning , on Dec. 29 in Tampa, Fla.Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night.
Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook also scored to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six games. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves.Newhook opened the scoring on a one-timer midway through the first period. Hagel tied it 37 seconds into the second period, but Dvorak and Evans scored 5:54 apart in the period for a two-goal Montreal lead they would not relinquish.Canadiens: Montreal has scored four or more goals in six consecutive games.
Lightning: LW Jake Guentzel missed the game because of an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. … Tampa Bay fell to 0-7-1 when scoring fewer than three goals.After Hagel tied it 7 seconds into the second period, the Canadiens’ Lane Hutson took a hooking call 13 seconds later to give Tampa Bay a power play. But Montreal’s penalty kill held the Lightning without a shot during the man advantage.
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