Lightning Season Ends After Hard Fought First-Round Series Against Canadiens
Alex Newhook scored the winner and Jakub Dobes stopped 28 shots as Montreal won a seventh straight one-goal game.
- On Sunday, May 3, 2026, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 at Benchmark International Arena, eliminating the Lightning from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
- Montreal Canadiens centre Alex Newhook scored the deciding goal slightly more than 11 minutes into the third period, while goaltender Jakub Dobes held the Lightning scoreless for the final 26:33.
- The Canadiens won 53.3 per cent of their faceoffs and outhit the Lightning 43-30, with every game in the series decided by a single goal.
- "I'm happy for our players and our fans who have supported us," head coach Martin St. Louis said, as the team faces Buffalo in the second round beginning Wednesday.
- No Canadian club has won the Stanley Cup since Montreal in 1993, and this matchup marked the 202nd time in league history a series reached a seventh game.
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Lightning season ends after hard fought first-round series against Canadiens
The margin for error and the margin for success in this Lightning and Canadiens series was defined by inches and fluky goals. Both teams were that talented. That was the difference maker.
Former Victoria Grizzlies captain sends Canadiens to Round 2 with Game 7 winner - Northern Sentinel
Alex Newhook had his share of big moments at the Q Centre, but few compare to what unfolded Sunday (May 3). The former Victoria Grizzlies captain scored the game-winning goal for the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their opening-round NHL playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Newhook tracked a bouncing puck after a Lane Hutson shot sailed high and wide. As it dropped off the glass behind the net of Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsk…
Former Victoria Grizzlies captain sends Canadiens to Round 2 with Game 7 winner - Barriere North Thompson Star
Alex Newhook had his share of big moments at the Q Centre, but few compare to what unfolded Sunday (May 3). The former Victoria Grizzlies captain scored the game-winning goal for the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their opening-round NHL playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Newhook tracked a bouncing puck after a Lane Hutson shot sailed high and wide. As it dropped off the glass behind the net of Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsk…
Exciting game, defensively engaged players, two goaltenders who do small miracles game after game.
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