Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.

There’s no goalie controversy: Of the Lightning’s 35 shots, 24 came over the final two periods. In the third alone Montembeault robbed Glendening, Kucherov, Michael Eyssimont and, in the final minute, Anthony Cirelli’s rebound.

Third period MTL 3, TBL 2 17:44 Jake Evans (11) - Joel Armia, Alexandre Carrier Jake Evans secured Montreal’s first lead in the game’s closing minutes, sending his one-timer from the left circle into the top half of the Lightning net with just over two minutes remaining.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay ... Takeaways Canadiens: Comebacks are becoming a trend in Montreal’s hot stretch. The Canadiens trailed four times Sunday against the New York Rangers, but rallied each time and won 5-4 in overtime.

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

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The Montreal Canadiens will welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre tonight as both teams will try to improve their playoffs odds.

MONTREAL (AP) — 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.

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Evans scored the winning ... Patrik Laine added two assists. Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss ...

MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored the winning ... Patrik Laine added two assists. Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss to Toronto ...

They had a promising outing on Thursday with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens and will try to maintain the positive vibes going when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.With 49 points, the Red Wings sit four points outside the second wild card in the Eastern Conference but have five teams to leapfrog.

Kucherov’s game-winner came after Jake Guentzel tipped in his pass in front of the net to tie it 3-3 on the power play with 42 seconds remaining in the third period for the Lightning, who outshot the Blackhawks 17-1 in the period.