nhl Game Recap
Lightning Fall 3-2 Against Montreal - Game Recap
The Canadiens beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Sam Montembeault's 31 saves.
Montreal won as a +208 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Mike Matheson, Jonathan Drouin, and Kirby Dach each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Dach opened the scoring for Montreal.
Sam Montembeault turned in a 31-save effort for the Canadiens.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point, and Pat Maroon in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 of 20 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Montreal 33-20 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Bruins. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.