The Tampa Bay Lightning are struggling at home in NHL playoff games, with a 2-11 record in their last 13. Ahead of Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens, they are trying new tactics to improve their performance.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are perplexed about their recent history in home NHL playoff games.
The three-time champions are 2-11 in their past 13 home playoff contests dating back to the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
Heading into Sunday nightâs Game 7 home game against the Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay tried something different to change its luck.
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âThe Lightning slept at a nearby hotel last night,â The Athleticâs Pierre LeBrun posted. âPerhaps want to re-create that road mentality for Game 7 tonight?â
On Friday, the Lightning stayed alive in their first-round series with a classic 1-0 overtime victory at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Gage Goncalves knocked in the game-winner into an open net on a rebound. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves for his eighth postseason shutout.
âIn the locker room after the game, sure guys were pumped, but we havenât won anything yet,â Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said, per NHL.com. âAll we did was win a game to send this back to Tampa and keep our season alive.â
The Lightning have a home playoff record of 2-11 in their last 13 games since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
The Lightning are facing the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7.
The Lightning are trying different tactics to change their recent luck in home playoff games.
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Tampa Bay lost Game 1 of the series at home before rebounding for a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2. After splitting a pair of games in Montreal, the Canadiens pulled out a 3-2 win in Game 5 at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa to take control of the series for the moment.
The Lightning are 4-2 all-time in Game 7s, including 2-1 at home.
Due to bad weather in Florida, the Lightning and Canadiens experienced an adventure getting to Tampa on Saturday. Tampa Bayâs plane was diverted to Sarasota, while Montreal headed across the state to Fort Lauderdale, according to Lightning Insiderâs Erik Erlendsson.
Erlendsson later commented the Canadiens made it to Tampa at 7:10 p.m. ET Saturday after a two-hour layover in Fort Lauderdale.
Sundayâs Game 7 begins at 6 p.m. ET on TNT, TruTV and Max.