Lightning Stuns Canadiens in OT Thriller

0:00It's April 22nd, welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off a thriller last night, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime to even their first round playoff series. At one game a piece, J.J. Moser sealed it with a goal at 1248 of the extra frame, sending the Lightning fans into a frenzy right there in Tampa. Brandon Hagel was the man of the match, notching a rare Gordy Howe hat trick with a goal and assist and dropping the gloves in a fight. Nikita Kutcherov chipped in with a huge goal, while Andrej Vasilevsky stood tall and net, turning aside 25 shots to keep his team alive. This win snaps a brutal skid for Tampa at home in the playoffs. They dropped their last 4-10 of 11 dating back to the 2022, cut final against Colorado. For the Habs, Lane Hudson and Josh Anderson lit the lamp and young Jacob Doves was sharp with 31 saves.

1:00Kutcherov's tally forced overtime at 1233 of the third, a wrap around off a deflection. It ended his playoff goal drought that stretched. 17 games back to April 19th, 2023. Now the series heads north to Montreal for games, three on Friday night and four on Sunday, setting up what should be some intense hockey with the momentum swinging both ways.