MONTREAL — 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.

The Canadiens’ rookie called out the officials after Game 4 for Wilson’s hit on Carrier and Alex Ovechkin’s collision with Jake Evans.

Fans of the Montreal Canadiens are furious tonight after Alex Ovechkin got away with a dirty hit on Jake Evans with just a minor penalty. The Montreal Canadiens are fighting for their lives ...

Sam Montembeault kept Montreal in the contest by stopping 29 shots. A quiet first period that featured just 13 shots and no goals gave way to a second period that started at a frenetic pace.

Also in the notebook, the Capitals' top two forward lines are getting buried and Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov's comfort level is growing.

The difference was Sam Montembeault, who put on show in his home province of Quebec. The Rangers peppered him with 49 shots (on 88 attempts), with the Montreal netminder stopping 46 of them.

Mikkola tied it 1-1 as his shot redirected off the Canadiens’ Jake Evans and past Montembeault at 10:37. Florida appeared to take a 2-1 lead at 12:58 of the first, but it was ruled A.J. Greer ...

Emil Heineman - Jake Evans - Joel Armia Defense Mike Matheson - Alexandre Carrier Jayden Struble - Lane Hutson Arber Xhekaj - David Savard Goalies Sam Montembeault Jakub Dobes Powerplay ...

Evans skated right into that space, and the pass was so perfect that he simply fired it past Sam Montembeault on his first touch. After the goal, he skated back to centre ice, where Josh Anderson ...

Also in this week's notebook, Owen Beck's influence on a Jake Evans trade, and an opportunity to see what the Canadiens have in goal.

Evans finished a feed from Joel Armia to break the tie with his 11th goal. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alex Newhook also scored, and Sam Montembeault stopped 33 shots to help Montreal win for the 13th ...