Slafkovsky's OT Heroics Lift Canadiens Over Lightning

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. Jarash Slavkovsky dropped his third power play goal, just one minute 22 seconds into overtime, giving the Montreal Canadians a 4-3 win. Over the Tampa Bay Lightning in game 1 of their first round playoff series Sunday Night, the 20-year-old Ford completed a hat trick with a slap shot from the left circle that beat Andre Vasilevsky clean to the far side. Jarash Anderson chipped in a goal for Montreal, while rookie goalie Jakub Dobs stood tall with 20 saves in his playoff debut. On the Tampa side, Brandon Hagel lit the lamp twice, and Darren Raddish added one, but it wasn't enough to hold off the haves' late surge. These teams have some history. Tampa knocked Montreal out of the Stanley Cup final back in 2021, but the lightning have now bowed, out in the first round three years running after nearly three peeding in 2022. The Canadians, led by coach Martin St. Louis, a lightning legend and Hall of Famer, are

1:04chasing their first cup since their record 24th in, 1993. The game stayed tight all night, with power plays deciding key moments, and a goal overturned on video review from Montreal early on. Slavkovsky's overtime snipe came after Hagel's tip-in, tied at late in the third. Game 2 goes down Tuesday night at Tampa's home rink, where the bolts have dropped eight of their last nine playoff contests. Mike Fireworks as Montreal tries to steal another on the road.