Tampa Bay had been 0-7 in its earlier seven time beyond regulation video games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
“The guys played hard, they are a determined group,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper mentioned. “When there are obstacles in the way, they’ll try and get through it any way possible.”
Brandon Hagel had a goal and an help, and Nikita Kucherov additionally scored for the Lightning, who’re the No. 2 seed from the Atlantic Division. Cirelli had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves.
Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson scored for the Canadiens, who’re the No. 3 seed from the Atlantic. Dobes made 31 saves.
“I felt like every time we were jumping on the ice with a fresh line they always started defending,” Montreal coach Martin St. Louis mentioned. (*2*)
The best-of-7 collection is tied 1-1. Game 3 will probably be at Bell Centre in Montreal on Friday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, The Spot).
“Let’s be honest, going up there and being down 0-2, your margin of error keeps getting smaller and smaller,” Cooper mentioned. “At least we kept our margin of error the same, if not even given ourselves a little bit better of a chance.”
Hagel gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead at 8:40 of the primary interval. His preliminary shot from the slot was blocked by Kaiden Guhle, who was taking part in and not using a stick, however the Lightning ahead recovered his personal rebound on the high of the left circle and beat Dobes with a slap shot to the far put up.
“Everyone in the room knows we’re good when we play with emotion,” Hagel mentioned. “Not just myself, but guys who want to bring everyone into the fight, and that’s what I was trying to do a little bit. Glad to get the win, but it’s a good team over there and it’s going to be like this the entire series, so I’m excited to get to Montreal.”
