Montreal Canadiens star Lane Hutson gave his team a massive 2-1 series lead after scoring an overtime winner in Game 3.

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.

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.

Texier and his newly formed line gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead at 4:53 of the first period. Bolduc took Dach’s return pass along the right side and fed a backhand pass into the top of the slot for Texier, who snapped a shot past Vasilevskiy’s blocker from above the left hash marks.

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper did not hold back when discussing his team's performance in Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens.

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MONTREAL (AP) — What a difference 72 hours made for Kirby Dach. On Tuesday, the Montreal forward drew the ire of fans after an ill-timed icing and a defensive lapse in overtime led to J.J. Moser’s winning goal in a 3—2 Game 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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.