Lightning hang on for 5-3 win over Canadiens in final game before 4 Nations

Lightning hang on for 5-3 win over Canadiens in final game before 4 Nations

MONTREAL — Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning hung on for a 5-3 win over the slumping Montreal Canadiens in the final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off on Sunday afternoon.

Tampa Bay Lightning head into break with 5-3 win over Montreal

We’ll keep it short tonight. The Lightning won, Zemgus Girgensons scored, and the Lightning head into the 4 Nations Face-Off with a four-game winning streak (all against division foes) and a five-game point point streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy bailed them out again with another 32 saves, including a key stop on Josh Anderson’s penalty shot in the first period, in the Bolts 5-3 win. While it wasn’… Source

Canadiens' Dobes pulled from net after allowing three goals on eight shots

Sunday was just not Jakub Dobes‘ day. Making just his ninth start of the season for the Montreal Canadiens against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Dobes was pulled after giving up three goals on eight shots early in the game. Sam Montembeault replaced him in goal. Across his eight previous appearances — the first eight of his NHL career — Dobes had a 5-2-1 record with a 2.45 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. The first two goals he allowed…