If adversity builds character, then the 2025 version of the Tampa Bay Lightning should be nominated for sainthood sometime around 4:00 PM on Friday. Despite controlling play for a vast majority of Tuesday night, a late goal by Jake Evans proved to be the difference as the Lightning fell 3-2 to the Montreal Canadiens. It was their seventh loss in their last eight games on the road.
“You can pull some positives out of this game, but you can’t accept the results,” Coach Jon Cooper stated after the game. The positives started in the first period where the Lightning held the Canadiens to just seven scoring chances and five shots on net.