Tampa lost to Montreal in the Stanley Cup match

The Montreal Canadiens hockey Club defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third match of the Stanley Cup first round series. The match took place on April 24 and ended with a score of 3:2 in overtime.

Alexander Texier and Kirby Dah scored goals for the winning team. Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel scored goals for Tampa. Nikita Kucherov, the Russian Lightning striker, scored an assist.

Lane Hutson scored the winning goal in overtime. Tampa's Russian goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky made 26 saves.

Thanks to this success, Montreal took the lead in the series to four wins with a score of 2:1. The fourth match of the opposing teams will also be held in Montreal, the game is scheduled for Sunday, April 26.

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