Badly outshot Canadiens knock off 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.
After the Tampa Bay Lightning lost Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens, coach Jon Cooper was left with a familiar feeling.