Lightning ride 9-1-1 run into Montreal

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After failing to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in four years last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning appear to be peaking at the right time as they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night for the second game of a back-to-back set.

The Lightning, the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cupchampions, who lost in the 2022 final, improved to 9-1-1 in their past 11 g