There have been stages the Canadiens have gone through in showing maturity as a young team, in learning how to win. They’ve gone through stages where they’ve learned the value of puck management, the value of game management, the value of risk management.
David Savard incubates the puck for the final 15 seconds, and the Canadiens take the 3-2 win in regulation. From nine points back of the Lightning on the morning of December 29, the gap is now a single point.
Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Evans finished a feed from Joel Armia to break the tie with his 11th goal.
Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
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The Canadiens might be collecting points, but they know their game has dipped and they're not happy, which is the most important thing.
The Blackhawks entered the game with the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league. But the Lightning netted PPGs on a five-on-four, six-on-four, and four-on-three. As a result, they banked two crucial points in the standings.
Nikita Kucherov scored in overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of late penalties to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, and Victor Hedman assisted twice to lead the Lightning to the come-from-behind victory.
Third period TBL 3, CHI 3 19:19 Jake Guentzel (25) - Kucherov, Raddysh - PP Guentzel redirected the game-tying goal into the Chicago net with 40 seconds remaining in regulation after a Nikita Kucherov pass.
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