Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 5-3 Sunday in the final NHL game before the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli each registered a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning held on to win 5-3 over the host Montreal Canadiens Sunday afternoon in the final NHL game before the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Tampa Bay led 2-0 midway through the first period in Sunday’s game in Montreal and left with a 5-3 victory over the Canadiens. Nick Paul got the offense started for the visitors 6:56 into the game, scoring on the backhand in tight. Captain Victor Hedman doubled the lead less than four minutes later.