Tampa (AFP) - Russian forward Nikita Kucherov collected three points, and Tampa Bay became the third club to reach the NHL's semi-finals with a 4-1 win over Montreal in game six of their Eastern Conference playoff.
The 21-year-old Kucherov had two goals and one assist, Ondrej Palat, of the Czech Republic, added a goal and an assist. Canada's Steven Stamkos rounded out the scoring for the Lightning, who will head to the league's final four for the first time since dropping a seven-game series to Boston four years ago.
Goaltender Ben Bishop continued his superb playoff run by making 18 saves in Tuesday's win.