Tampa, Fla. – For the second time in 12 days, the Lightning taught the Montreal Canadiens a lesson.

Brayden point scored two goals Andrei Vasilyevsky made 25 saves and the Tampa Bay Blitz defeated Montreal 4-1 at the Amalie Arena on Wednesday.

The Lightning defeated the Canadiens 5-1 at Bell Center just over two weeks ago.

If the Canadian wants to become a team that, like the Lightning, strives for great honors year after year, the work is far from over.

“It’s a tough team to play against,” said Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis. Suzy (Nick Suzuki) played the point and (Nikita) Kucherov played the whole game. It’s a line that doesn’t give the puck much. It’s a difficult task.

“That’s how you learn. It’s a good experience for our players. This is (the flash) a good example to follow and we will continue to try to reach this level. »

The Canadians have only scored more than two goals once in their last nine games, going through that streak 2-6-1.

The Canadian, who is teetering in last place in the NHL, had a 0-5 power play.

“A functioning power play gives important players confidence and leads to five against five,” said St-Louis. The performance of our key players is currently affected by the performance of our power play. We will keep working to find answers. »

Kaiden Guhle robbed Vasilevskiy of his first shutout of the season by scoring late in the third period. Jake Allen stopped 33 shots in front of the Canadian net (15-17-3), who suffered their third consecutive defeat (0-2-1).

Alex Killorn and Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning (21-11-1). Victor Hedman got two assists.

Remembered the day before the Laval rocket, Justin Barron was in uniform for the Canadiens, who therefore had five rookies on the blue line. Chris Weitman was left out.

The Canadian will play again on Thursday when he visits the Florida Panthers.

Notes for the CH

The meeting started badly for the Canadian. Killorn brought the Lightning into play in scoring only 1:55 and used a nice throw-in from Victor Hedman.

The first period was the Lightning thing. Allen kept the Canadian in the game for a long time and especially frustrated Hagel when attacking outnumbered.

However, Allen was helpless on a point one-timer on the power play, with 5:51 to go in the faceoff.

The Canadian finally knocked on the door late in the first period during a power play. Vasilevskiy, however, frustrated Cole Kaufield.

Barron showed up early in the second period and went from there with a nice climb into the opponent’s zone. However, he met Vasilevskiy.

The Canadian got another great scoring chance Christian Dworak made a cross pass Josh Anderson. However, Vasilevskiy completed his move in time and saved.

The Lightning took a 3-0 lead at 4:00 in the second period. Despite being surrounded by four Canadian players, Point taunted them and punched Allen over the left shoulder.

Caufield attempted to reply before the end of the second period. His manpower shot hit the left post of Vasilevskiy.

The Lightning didn’t let the Canadian half open the door in the third period as Hagel increased the lead to 4-0 after 8:31.

Allen was on his own shortly thereafter and made another spectacular save against hail.

Guhle saved the Canadian’s honor by beating Vasilevskiy with 2:39 left.

Dressing Room Echoes

Nick Suzuki underlined the good work of the Canadian Defense Brigade, despite the presence of five rookies.

“It wasn’t an easy task. We played against one of the best teams in the league. They did their best and we know that. It’s up to the attackers to come and help them as best they can. »

Kaiden Guhle paid tribute to the flash.

“It’s not a game where they dominated, but even in a game like this they were good from start to finish. They don’t have downturns and they capitalize on their mistakes. A good team will do that. »