Montreal fights back from a 2-0 deficit Tuesday night at the Bell Centre and now occupies the second wild-card spot in the Eastern standings.

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.

The Montreal Canadiens complete a three-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. Puck drop just after 7 p.m. (TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM). Sam Montembeault gets the nod in goal for the Habs after Jakub Dobes backstopped the team to an overtime victory on Sunday against the New York Rangers.

Between pipes against Bolts

Jake Evans scored the go-ahead goal with 2:15 left in regulation, rookie Lane Hutson matched an NHL record and the Montreal Canadiens stayed hot with a 3-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

Jake Evans scored the winner with 2:15 remaining in the third period to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. Sam Montembeault ...

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.

Montembeault allowed four goals on 45 shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings.

Every team in the NHL has depth issues, but the Lightning have so little depth in their forward ranks that if you shut down their top six, you basically win the game.