Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.

Montreal fights back from a 2-0 deficit Tuesday night at the Bell Centre and now occupies the second wild-card spot in the Eastern standings.

and Sam Montembeault stopped 33 shots to help Montreal win for the 13th time in 17 games. Rookie defenseman Lane Hutson extended his points streak to nine games. Patrik Laine added two assists. Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay ...

Third period MTL 3, TBL 2 17:44 Jake Evans (11) - Joel Armia, Alexandre Carrier Jake Evans secured Montreal’s first lead in the game’s closing minutes, sending his one-timer from the left circle into the top half of the Lightning net with just over two minutes remaining.

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with 2:15 remaining in regulation to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The NHL’s nation-based tournament is not the Olympics, and it isn’t really an all-star game either. Instead of the typical all-star format used by nearly every other professional sports league, the NHL opted to create the 4 Nations Face-Off, featuring teams of players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden.

Montembeault will be between the pipes for Tuesday's home clash with Winnipeg. Montembeault continues to see plenty of work in the Habs' crease despite the fact that youngster Jakub Dobes has yet ...

Montembeault allowed three goals on 23 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Winnipeg. Montembeault was done in by the Jets' first line, which beat him three times. It was the second consecutive loss for ...

Gabriel Vilardi provided two assists. Juraj Slafkovsky gave Montreal an early lead and Sam Montembeault stopped 20 shots, but the Canadiens lost their third consecutive game after winning 10 of ...

The Wild did not hold a morning skate Thursday following a 3-1 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … Fleury will start after Gustavsson made 32 saves Wednesday. … Xhekaj will take on ...