Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh spoke about his team's series deficit against the Montreal Canadiens.

Third period None. Overtime MTL 3, TBL 2 2:09 Lane Hutson (2) - Texier, Bolduc Montreal defenseman Lane Hutson won the game in the extra period on a shot from the point.

The Montreal Canadiens started out Friday's Stanley Cup playoff action by taking a first-round series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Lane Hutson scored on a slap shot at 2:09 of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series that has opened with three extra-time thrillers.

The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference after a season that saw them go 50-26-6 and finish second in the Atlantic Division. They have not won a playoff round in the past three seasons,

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper did not hold back when discussing his team's performance in Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens.

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The Colorado Avalanche are one win away from advancing after a 4 to 2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of their Western Conference first round series Thursday night. Colorado now leads the best of seven series 3 to 0 and can complete a sweep in Game