Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Strikes again in loss

Kucherov scored a goal on two shots and had two PIM in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Montreal.

Sam Montembeault appeared to swallow a shot by Brayden Point, but the puck squeezed through his pads and lay unseen by everyone but Kucherov. He tucked it home to close the gap to 3-2 late in the second period. It was the third straight game with a goal for Kucherov, who has 17 goals through 32 outings. Since returning from a two-game absence due to undisclosed injury 10 games ago, the prolific forward has five goals and 15 assists.