Lightning defeat Montreal Canadiens to win 2nd straight Stanley Cup
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jul 8, 2021 at 5:45 am EDT
Montreal Canadiens fans react as they watch Game 5 Stanley Cup finals action against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a big screen outside of the Bell Centre in Montreal, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back champions, while the Montreal Canadiens’ remarkable playoff run has come to an end.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves and Ross Colton scored the only goal as Tampa Bay blanked Montreal 1-0 on Wednesday to capture the Cup by taking the best-of-seven final in five games.