TBL@MTL: Postgame

MONTREAL - The Canadiens dropped a 3-1 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.

The boys arrived at the rink ready to rock against their Atlantic Division rivals.

After a relatively slow start to the first period, things finally picked up late in the frame.
Defenseman Jeff Petry got the Canadiens on the board at the 15:46 mark, blasting a one-time feed from Max Domi past goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.

It was his second goal of the season.
Unfortunately, the Lightning answered right back with just seven seconds remaining before the intermission on a goal by defenseman Braydon Coburn to tie things up 1-1.
Captain Steven Stamkos made his presence felt early in the second period, putting Tampa Bay up 2-1 on a power play goal at the 1:04 mark.
Then, Tyler Johnson followed that up with a goal of his own just 57 seconds later to extend the Lightning's lead to 3-1.
While the Canadiens couldn't get on the scoreboard in the middle frame, Petry delivered a stellar hit to try to sway the momentum in the home side's favor.
Sniper Nikita Kucherov was on the receving end of the hit.

Despite outshooting the Lightning 14-6 in the third period, the Canadiens couldn't solve Vasilevskiy and ended up coming up short in their bid to mount a comeback.
The Habs will be back in action on Thursday night when they play host to the Minnesota Wild to close out their four-game homestand.