Bolts beat Montreal to tie series

by Gary Shelton on April 22, 2026

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Moser scored winning goal./TIM WIRT

Wednesday, 4 a.m.

So who had J.J. Moser for the winning goal in your office pool?

Moser, a defenseman who doesn't normally score a lot, breathed life into his Lightning team in a 3-2 overitme win over Montreal at Benchmark International.

It was Moser's first playoff goal -- on his second shot of the night -- that provided the win. Moser has played five seasons and has just 26 goals.

Hagel shows his passion./TIM WIRT

On this night, Moser was a sharpshooter. It was the Lightning's second win at home in their last 12 games.

The Lightning was behind 2-1 in the third period before Nikita Kucherov tied the game at the 12:33 mark.

Brandon Hagel scored his third goal of the playoffs to start the scoring.

Kucherov forced overtime./TIM WIRT

Goalie Andrei Vasilevski stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Lightningl

Game three of the series is Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Cirelli slammed into boards./TIM WIRT

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