MONTREAL — One game after they forced a reset of the Eastern Conference finals, the Carolina Hurricanes have taken control, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on an overtime goal from Andrei Svechnikov and taking a 2-1 series lead on Monday night.Carolina, once again, dramatically outshot the Canadiens and held two separate leads, 1-0 on a first-period goal by Shayne Gostisbehere and 2-1 after Taylor Hall scored his fourth goal of the playoffs 3 minutes, 38 seconds before the first intermission.Both times, Montreal answered, first with a goal from the top of the circles by defenseman Mike Matheson, then again on a remarkable power-play give-and-go between Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson; the goal was Hutson’s first point of the series and the first on the power play by either team.Jakub Dobeš was peppered once again, making 35 saves on 38 shots for the Canadiens and, at times, looking like he’d be the difference for Montreal. Carolina’s Frederik Andersen was a bit shakier, stopping 11 of the 13 shots he faced, but he did enough to make the result stand up for the Hurricanes.The Canadiens looked to take a 3-2 lead at 8:28 of the third period when a Noah Dobson pass to a wide-open Juraj Slafkovský on the doorstep was tipped between Andersen’s legs by a diving Nikolaj Ehlers, the overtime hero from Game 2. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour immediately challenged for offside on the entry, and replays showed Caufield had entered the zone a fraction of a second before securing the puck at 7:59 of the third, 29 seconds before the goal was scored.In the Eastern Conference final for the third time in four seasons and seeking their first Stanley Cup final appearance since 2006, Carolina will have an opportunity to take a 3-1 series lead in Wednesday’s Game 4 at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens, meanwhile, will look to stay alive.Carolina’s core fourth lineThe Hurricanes’ fourth line of Mark Jankowski, William Carrier and Eric Robinson gave them 14 productive, puck-controlling minutes across the first two games, and that carried over to Monday night, particularly in the first period. In a sequence that started with about 11:40 remaining, Carrier won a battle in the corner to Dobeš’ right and pushed the puck back to Jankowski, who flicked it toward Shayne Gostisbehere for a shot from the slot that put Carolina up 1-0.As has often been the case, Carrier’s dirty-work contribution stood out. Robinson referred to him as “a horse” after Game 2, and Jankowski said he was “made for” playoff hockey.