On the night leading into Monday, April 20th, the Tampa Bay Lightning were bested at home by the Montreal Canadiens in the opening game of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series, falling 4-3 following an overtime period.
For the home team, Brandon Hagel tallied twice, with Darren Raddysh adding the other marker. Russian forward Nikita Kucherov was credited with two assists, and his fellow countryman, netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy, stopped 15 shots directed toward his goal.
The victorious side saw Juraj Slafkovsky complete a hat trick, with Josh Anderson scoring the remaining goal. Ivan Demidov, a Russian player, registered an assist.
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