The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Victor Hedman led the charge with a goal and an assist as the Lightning powered past Montreal's late-game push.
Victor Hedman recorded a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 5-3 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens in their final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off on Sunday afternoon. Nick Paul, Brayden Point, and Zemgus Girgensons also found the back of the net, while Anthony Cirelli added an empty-netter for Tampa Bay (31-20-4), extending their winning streak to four games. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves.
Brendan Gallagher, with two goals, and Christian Dvorak responded for Montreal (25-26-5), which fought valiantly for an equalizer late but fell short. The Canadiens have now lost three consecutive games and eight of their last nine. Jakub Dobes was pulled early in the second period after allowing three goals on eight shots. Sam Montembeault stopped 11 of 12 shots in relief. The NHL takes a two-week break for the best-on-best tournament featuring Canada, Sweden, Finland, and the United States in Montreal and Boston. Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Point, and head coach Jon Cooper will represent Canada, while Jake Guentzel plays for the United States and Hedman captains Sweden. Montreal's Montembeault is one of Canada's three goalies. Forwards Joel Armia and Patrik Laine will suit up for Finland. The event kicks off with Canada facing Sweden on Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.Takeaways Lightning: No Nikita Kucherov, no problem. Tampa filled the net and converted its only power-play opportunity without the superstar winger. The Lightning announced Kucherov was day-to-day with an upper-body injury before puck drop. Canadiens: Couldn’t pull off the comeback after allowing goals on Tampa’s first two shots. The Canadiens dominated the play in the final 10 minutes but couldn't get the equalizer. Key moment Point’s power-play marker 1:05 into the second period gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead and chased Dobes. Hedman and Guentzel assisted on Point’s goal. All three teammates will become opponents starting Monday. Key stat Gallagher’s first goal was Montreal’s first at home in nearly three hours and eight minutes of game play. The Canadiens were shut out 4-0 by the New Jersey Devils on Sunday and 4-0 by the Minnesota Wild on January 30. Up next Lightning: Host the Seattle Kraken on February 23rd. Canadiens: Visit the Ottawa Senators on February 22nd.
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