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Before the puck dropped in Friday's pivotal NHL playoff match, hundreds of Montreal Canadiens fans took their seats in two century old Catholic cathedral. "The Canadiens are larger than life," she said of the Montreal club,
Lane Hutson scored on a slap shot at 2:09 of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series that has opened with three extra-time thrillers.
Lane Hutson scored 2:09 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens took Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday, moving ahead 2-1 in the best-of-seven set.
In the third straight overtime game of the tightly contested first-round playoff series, Lane Hutson scored the winner for Montreal.
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Pickford, who plays for WHL Medicine Hat, was selected by the Montreal in the third round of the 2025 NHL Draft.