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Canadiens-Lightning series comes down to Game 7 | AP News
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Six one-goal games. Four overtime games. Now, Game 7.It’s a fitting way to decide the Canadiens-Lightning series on Sunday night.Gage Goncalves extended Tampa Bay’s season with an overtime goal Friday night, forcing Montreal back on the road to try to close out a thrilling Eastern Conference opening-round series.“We haven’t won anything yet,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “All we did was win a game to send us back to Tampa and keep our season alive. You don’t want to rain on the parade. ... but we haven’t accomplished anything yet.”Both teams have each won twice on the road in the series and home ice has not been an advantage for the Lightning in the postseason. They are just 2-10 in their last 12 playoff games in Tampa Bay, where a raucous crowd always shows up — 460 consecutive sellouts.How even are these teams? The score has been tied or within one goal for all but six minutes in the series. Each team has 14 goals, including nine in 5-on-5 play.“In 14 years in the league, I’ve been in a number of Game 7s, some where we weren’t as good as the other team and some where
Canadiens, Lightning to settle series in Game 7
MONTREAL – Four overtimes. Six one-goal games. A single two-goal lead — lasting just 5:37 — in 360 minutes of hockey. It’s only right that the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to Game 7 in a first-round series defined by razor-thin margins.“It’s so even, from the special teams to the goaltending to the everything,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “That’s how you get Game 7s. To win this, I mean, you’re going to have a special game from your team, and I’m assuming that the team that wins is probably going to get one more break than the other one.”The two sides will decide Sunday in Tampa, Fla., who advances to face the Buffalo Sabres in the second round after the Lightning staved off elimination Friday with an epic 1-0 overtime win in Game 6 at the Bell Centre. Story continues below advertisement Gage Goncalves scored the winner 9:03 into overtime, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves in a spectacular goaltending duel with Jakub Dobes.The Canadiens missed a chance to clinch a series in front of a full-capacity home crowd — something they haven’t done since 2014 — and to advance past the first round for the
Call of the Wilde: Tampa Bay forces a Game 7 after a classic battle at the Bell Centre
It’s three wins apiece after another classic between these two clubs. It’s two overtime wins each after Tampa Bay came into the Bell Centre and scored the only goal of the game after 70 minutes of hockey. There will be a Game 7 Sunday night in Tampa Bay after a 1-0 Lightning win.Wilde Horses Thrilling moments all over the offensive zone for the Canadiens in the first period. They created excitement, but could not solve Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had his best game of the series. He also got a little help from a goal post on Cole Caufield’s sizzling shot from 20 feet.Caufield and Nick Suzuki lined up with Josh Anderson and it worked tremendously. Anderson was a wrecking ball of pain for the Lightning players who faced his wrath at every turn. Anderson levelled just about everyone in the first frame. The Lightning started to turn it over fearing his physicality. Even Nikita Kucherov gave away the puck when he saw Anderson coming. Story continues below advertisement The forward lines worked well with head coach Martin St. Louis not shy to change them from shift to shift to make sure that Jon Cooper couldn’t get comfortable. One shift Juraj
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