Canadiens edge Lightning in Game 7
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The Tampa Bay Lightning played their best game of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday night, but it wasn’t enough to stave off elimination in a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Benchmark International Arena.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost 13 of their past 15 postseason matches on home ice. It is a run that dates to the 2022 Cup final against the Colorado Avalanche.
The Montreal Canadiens stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2-1 win in Game 7 on Sunday, May 3, closing a fierce NHL first-round series. Every game in the matchup ended by one goal, with four going to overtime.
The Game 7 legacy for Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov dropped another notch following Sunday's loss to the Canadiens.