Nikita Kucherov slid a quick low shot on the glove side past Carey Price early into the second overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens Friday. It was the second puck Kucherov got past Price in the overtime but the first one to count.

Tyler Johnson and Max Pacioretty traded third period goals to create a 1-1 deadlock which led to double overtime in their first game of their second-round playoff series at the Bell Centre Friday.

Kucherov had the best chance to settle the contest in the first overtime frame as he managed to get the puck past Carey Price after getting a breakaway after a puck leaped over Jeff Petry's stick. But the referees deemed that Kucherov pushed Price into the net and a video review confirmed the no-goal call.

Kucherov's winner should not have counted either, according to comments made by Habs Coach Michel Therrien following the game. "The thing that frustrates me tonight is that goal was offside. It's black and white. It's not a question of judgment. Those things are not supposed to happen.''

Scoring phenom Tyler Johnson opened the scoring when he deflected a puck from the slot past Carey Price early in the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 1-0 lead but Habs' sniper Max Pacioretty evened the score later in the frame on a wrist shot from the circle. 

Johnson scored after shifting past Habs defender Tom Gilbert to deflect a Matthew Carle shot into the net at 2:34 of the third period. Pacioretty scored with about five minutes left on a harmless-looking wrist shot from the left circle that Bolts goalie Ben Bishop failed to glove.

Johnson, who leads the Lightning in scoring this playoffs with seven goals, left the game after suffering an injury in an altercation in which he was penalized for hitting Brendan Gallagher in the Tampa corner. He returned but played sparingly after.

Ben Bishop and Carey Price proved dominant in a frantic first two periods in Montreal Friday as both the Canadiens and Lightning came come to scoring but were frustrated on all tries.

The best chance for the Canadiens occurred in the first period when David Desharnais rang a puck off the goalpost on Bishop's glove side from a dozen feet out. The Canadiens also forced a puck onto the goal line but a video review showed that the puck nestled under Bishop’s pad and never crossed the goal line.

The play was rough as several players appeared to get hurt. Jeff Petry limped off the ice at the end of the period after taking a blast off the ankle. Steven Stamkos also appeared to hurt his wrist in a collision with Carey Price but returned later to force Price to make a sharp save.

The Canadiens outshot the Lightning 44-35.

Dale Weise, interviewed between periods said that Bishop was a tough foe. "Anything he sees he's going to stop, we've got to find rebounds and bang away."

Lightning forward Ryan Callahan, who had three shots on Price after two periods, also gave tribute to Bishop.  "He's been the backbone of our team all season," said Callahan in a TV corridor interview between the second and third periods.

Lightning 2, Canadiens 1 (2OT)

First Period

No Scoring.

Penalties -- Boyle TB (interference) 12:52, Galchenyuk Mtl (delay of game) 15:26.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Penalties -- Galchenyuk Mtl (high-sticking) 5:55, Callahan TB (holding) 9:23, Galchenyuk Mtl (tripping) 16:01.

Third Period

1. Tampa Bay, Johnson 7 (Carle, Sustr) 2:34.

2. Montreal, Pacioretty 3 (Subban, Gilbert) 14:47.

Penalties -- Emelin Mtl (hooking) 0:18, Johnson TB (holding) 5:16.

First Overtime

No Scoring.

Penalties --

None.

Second Overtime

3. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 1 (Filppula) 2:06.

Penalties --

None.

Shots on goal by

Tampa Bay 12 7 6 8 2 -- 35

Montreal 10 12 9 13 0 -- 44

Goal -- Tampa Bay: Bishop (W, 5-3-0); Montreal: Price (LO, 4-3-0).

Power plays (goal-chances)Tampa Bay: 0-4; Montreal: 0-3.

Referees -- Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt.

Linesmen -- Steve Miller, Pierre Racicot.

Attendance -- 21,287 at Montreal.