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04/21 21:57 CDT Moser scores in OT as Lightning beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 2
and tie first-round series
Moser scores in OT as Lightning beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 2 and tie
first-round series
By ERIK ERLENDSSON
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) --- J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime to give the Tampa
Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, tying
the first-round playoff series at 1-1.
The series shifts to Montreal for two games, with Game 3 set for Friday night.
Game 4 is Sunday.
Brandon Hagel had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fight, and
teammate Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped
25 shots.
The Lightning had lost four consecutive home playoff games and 10 of the past
11, dating to Game 4 against Colorado in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson scored for the Canadiens. Jakub Dobes finished
with 31 saves.
Kucherov forced overtime at 12:33 of the third period, collecting a deflected
puck off the stick of Hagel and scoring on a wrap-around. The goal was the
first playoff goal for Kucherov since April 19, 2023, a span of 17 postseason
games.
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