Lightning Top Canadiens 3-2 in OT, Tie Series 1-1

Tampa, Fla. J.J. Moser scored 12:48 into overtime to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, tying their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at 1-1.

The decisive goal came after an icing call against Montreal, as Moser capitalized on a faceoff win by Anthony Cirelli. He skated around a check attempt by Kirby Dach and wristed a shot from the left faceoff circle over Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes. The tally marked Moser's first career playoff goal and snapped Tampa Bay's streak of seven straight overtime losses in the postseason.

The Lightning, playing at Amalie Arena, erased a 2-1 deficit in the third period. Brandon Hagel opened the scoring at 8:40 of the first with a shot that beat Dobes, giving Tampa Bay an early edge. Montreal responded on the power play when Lane Hutson tied it at 16:11, rifling a shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy for his first playoff goal. The Canadiens then took the lead late in the second as Josh Anderson converted a rebound with 1:24 left, putting Montreal ahead 2-1 heading into the final frame.

With 7:27 remaining in regulation, Nikita Kucherov forced overtime by collecting a deflected puck off...