Goncalves scores in OT, Lightning beat Canadiens to force Game 7
Gage Goncalves scored in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, forcing a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves for Tampa Bay, while Jakub Dobes stopped 32 shots for Montreal in a tightly contested game. The decisive Game 7 will take place Sunday in Tampa, with both teams vying for a series win after a streak of overtime games.
- ▪Gage Goncalves scored the game-winning goal off his own rebound at 9:02 of overtime.
- ▪The Lightning are trying to avoid a fourth consecutive first-round exit, while the Canadiens seek their first series win in five years.
- ▪The game was the second in three days to go to overtime scoreless, with Philadelphia also defeating Pittsburgh 1-0 in a recent Game 6.
- ▪Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded 30 saves for Tampa Bay, and Jakub Dobes made 32 saves for Montreal.
- ▪The first three games of the series went to overtime, highlighting the tight competition between the teams.
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