TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Lightning 5, Canadiens 4 (OT): Ondrej Palat scored 36 seconds into overtime after Tampa Bay teammate Corey Perry tied it late in the third, and the host Lightning beat Montreal in the first NHL game following an extended holiday break.

Perry got the equalizer with 19.7 seconds left in regulation and the Lightning net empty before Palat won it off a pass from Victor Hedman.

“Scoring a late goal to tie is always exciting,” said Brayden Point, who had two goals and assisted on Perry’s goal in his return from an injury. “Luckily enough we get the two points in overtime. There was a lot of emotion.”

It was the first NHL game since the Lightning won 4-3 at Vegas on Dec. 21 in the only game played that night.

Dozens more were postponed over the past week-plus as the league turned a Christmas break scheduled to last three days into a six-day hiatus because of COVID-19 outbreaks and protocols.

Tampa Bay had six players and coach Jon Cooper unavailable in COVID-19 protocols. Montreal had nine players in protocols, including starting goalie Jake Allen.

Lightning assistant coach Derek Lalonde filled in for Cooper for the second consecutive game.

David Savard ended a 49-game goal drought to put the Canadiens up 4-3 with 6:51 left in the third.

Kale Clague had tied it at 3 for Montreal earlier in the third on his first NHL goal, coming in his 39th career game.

Golden Knights 6, Kings 3: Jonathan Marchessault scored a pair of goals as Vegas got off to a strong start out of the break at Los Angeles. The Golden Knights rolled up a 5-1 lead in the second period until the Kings’ Trevor Moore scored a short-handed goal with less than five minutes left in the period.

Coyotes at Sharks: Late

Columbus at Chicago: Postponed