Stamkos leads surging Lightning past Canadiens 3-1
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning got to Carey Price in time to pick up another victory.
Steven Stamkos scored twice, and the NHL-leading Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Thursday night for their 10th win in 11 games.
Brayden Point got the tiebreaking goal in the third and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves as Tampa Bay earned its eighth consecutive victory at home.
“We stuck with it,” said Stamkos, who had seven shots. “I thought we got better as the game went on.”