Canadiens, Lightning set for game 7
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It was prime Andrei Vasilevskiy on Friday night, as the Tampa Bay Lightning forced a Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens.
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are headed for a final, high-stakes collision. After Gage Goncalves silenced the Montreal crowd with a sudden-death goal on Friday night, the NHL has officially set the stage for the deciding Game 7.
MONTREAL -- Gage Goncalves scored at 9:03 of overtime for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who avoided elimination with a 1-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Bell Centre on Friday.
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper called it one of the most gripping nights of NHL playoff hockey, and Game 6 backed him up. The Lightning edged the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in overtime on May 1, to level the series at 3-3 and force a decisive Game 7.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens have battled through a back-and-forth series in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Neither team has won
Gage Goncalves scored 9:03 into overtime Friday night and the Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Montreal Canadiens 1-0.
Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis reacted to his team's OT loss on Friday as they get ready for a must-win Game 7.