Overview
- Brayden Point ended Tampa Bay’s 130:43 scoring drought 2:27 in before Pontus Holmberg and Nikita Kucherov made it 3-0 after one.
- Jonas Johansson stopped 26 shots for the Lightning, earning the win in Montreal in his fourth consecutive start.
- Jakub Dobeš was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots, and Samuel Montembeault gave up three on 12 in relief as Oliver Kapanen netted a late power-play marker.
- Darren Raddysh scored twice in the third and Charle-Édouard D’Astous added a second-period goal, while Jake Guentzel logged his 600th NHL point with an assist.
- Victor Hedman exited after the first period with an injury; Cole Caufield’s 11-game point streak ended as Montreal fell to 7-8-1 at home, with both clubs playing again Thursday.