| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 MTL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Jake Evans
· C
Patrik Laine
· RW
Nikita Kucherov
· RW
Anthony Cirelli
· C
Team Stats
15Blocked Shots11
18Hits23
0Takeaways3
35Shots22
0Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities2
0.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
29Faceoffs Won28
50.9Faceoff Win Percent49.1
16Giveaways11
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:28
Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
19:27
Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
19:13
Brayden Point faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
19:13
Icing
19:13
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot Wide Left
18:55
Victor Hedman Snap Shot Wide Left
18:31
Jake Evans faceoff won against Brayden Point
18:31
Icing
18:30
Jake Evans Snap Shot Wide Right
18:20
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
18:09
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jake Evans
18:09
Icing
18:03
Takeaway by Joel Armia
17:45
Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
17:45
Jake Evans Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Armia (14), Alexandre Carrier (15)
17:36
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
17:36
Puck in Netting
17:34
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Kirby Dach
17:15
Alex Newhook hit Darren Raddysh
16:55
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nick Paul
16:55
Goalie Stopped
16:53
Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
16:49
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
16:19
Maxwell Crozier Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
16:17
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
16:17
Goalie Stopped
16:14
Michael Eyssimont Backhand saved by Sam Montembeault
16:13
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
15:39
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
15:39
Puck in Benches
15:33
Maxwell Crozier shot blocked by Joel Armia
15:28
Nikita Kucherov hit Alexandre Carrier
15:18
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
15:02
Jake Evans faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
15:02
Goalie Stopped
15:00
Joel Armia Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:56
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:47
Joel Armia hit Darren Raddysh
14:36
Darren Raddysh hit Alex Newhook
14:02
Giveaway by David Savard
14:01
Arber Xhekaj hit Conor Geekie
13:58
Zemgus Girgensons hit Alex Newhook
13:47
Nick Paul faceoff won against Alex Newhook
13:47
Off-side
13:40
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Alex Newhook
13:40
Puck in Netting
13:38
Juraj Slafkovsky Tip-In Wide Left
13:07
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Michael Eyssimont
Evans' goal late in the third period completes Canadiens' rally past Lightning in 3-2 victory
— Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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