Suzuki scores shootout winner as Canadiens rally past Lightning
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Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout, and the Montreal Canadiens beat hosts Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday night.
Suzuki beat Brian Elliott on a nifty backhander in the third round as Montreal won for the fourth time in 13 games (4-5-4).
Cole Caufield, Corey Schueneman, Josh Anderson and Jesse Ylonen scored in regulation for Montreal, and Jake Allen stopped 37 shots.
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists, and Steven Stamkos, Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point also scored for the Lightning. Elliott made 27 saves as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions had a four-game winning streak end.
"Mentally, a lot of really bad mental mistakes," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "We've got to fight through that, It's a tough league, and anybody can beat anybody."
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Ylonen knotted it at 4 from the left circle at 2:18 of the third.
After Stamkos opened the scoring 8:57 into the game, Cirelli made it 2-0 at 13:32 of the first with a short-handed goal. It was the 10th short-handed score allowed by the Canadiens, who have the NHL's second-worst power play.
The teams then combined for seven goals over the final 11:03 of the second period.
It was Kucherov's second goal in his last 16 games, but the right wing has 15 assists over the stretch.
Goals by Schueneman and Anderson helped Montreal rally for the second time from a two-goal deficit. Anderson tied it at 3 on the breakaway after an errant Stamkos pass with 4:10 remaining in the second.
Point put the Lightning up 4-3 on a power-play goal with 15.6 seconds left in the second.
"Giving up chances, too many," Point said. "Too many odd-man [rushes]. Just missed assignments. I don't feel it was fatigue or what, but just sloppy tonight."
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