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The Lightningâs playoff dreams ended on a brutally unlucky goal in Game 7
TL;DR
The Tampa Bay Lightning's playoff run ended in Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens, losing 2-1 despite outshooting them 29-9. A bizarre late goal by Alex Newhook sealed their fate.
Key points
- Tampa Bay Lightning lost Game 7 to Montreal Canadiens
- Lightning outshot Canadiens 29-9 in the game
- Alex Newhook scored a bizarre late goal for Montreal
- Andrei Vasilevskiy was involved in the unusual goal sequence
- Lightning's playoff dreams ended unexpectedly
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The Tampa Bay Lightning played as good of a hockey game as you can play in the playoffs. Yet unfortunately, they're going home regardless.
On Sunday, the Lightning lost Game 7 of their first round playoff matchup against the Montreal Canadiens in a wild turn of fortune. Despite outshooting the Canadiens 29-9, the Lightning lost 2-1 after Alex Newhook gave Montreal the late third period lead on an incredibly bizarre sequence of events.
With less than nine minutes to play, the Canadiens were set up in the Lightning end on one of their only major moments of extended pressure in the attacking zone. Montreal defenseman Lane Hutson shot a puck that went high off the glass, landing behind Andrei Vasilevskiy's cage. Newhook was in the right position at the right time to take the bounce off the ice and backhand it off of Vasilevskiy and into the net for the lead.
It's a truly stunning sequence of events that feels like a one-in-a-million chance that has to be seen to be believed.
The Lightning had the pressure on the Canadiens all game long, so to bow out of the playoffs on this kind of goal has to be excruciating. Not only that, the Lightning now have exited the playoffs without winning a round for four straight seasons since losing the Stanley Cup Final to the Colorado Avalanche in 2022.
It's going to be a long summer for the folks in Tampa Bay after this one.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Lightningâs playoff hopes ended on brutally unlucky Game 7 goal
Q&A
What happened in Game 7 between the Lightning and Canadiens?
The Lightning lost 2-1 to the Canadiens in Game 7, despite dominating the game with 29 shots compared to Montreal's 9.
Who scored the decisive goal for the Canadiens in Game 7?
Alex Newhook scored the decisive goal for the Canadiens, capitalizing on a bizarre bounce off Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.
How did the Lightning perform overall in the playoffs?
The Lightning played well throughout the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round after the unexpected loss to the Canadiens.