Canadiens fall to Lighting, down 3-0 in Stanley Cup final
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jul 3, 2021 at 12:41 am EDT
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price makes a save as Tampa Bay Lightning s Ross Colton and Anthony Cirelli looks for the rebound during first period Game 3 Stanley Cup finals action in Montreal, Friday, July 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The Stanley Cup will be in attendance at the Bell Centre for Game 4. The Montreal Canadiens are hoping they won’t have to watch it handed back to the defending-champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tyler Johnson scored twice, and Tampa defeated Montreal 6-3 on Friday to take a 3-0 stranglehold in the best-of-seven final. The Lightning can clinch their second straight Cup and third in franchise history in Monday’s Game 4.
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Dreams of Game 7 are simpler when you’re young, but then aren’t all dreams that way?
Uncluttered by experience, kids who dream in street hockey about playing a Game 7 for the Stanley Cup or to get to one aren’t encumbered by the concepts of legacy and reputation. They don’t think about the impact of winning or losing on their employment or their teammates, about potential last chances and how one game can define a person and make them the subject of adulation or scorn. And you certainly don’t think about complications like trying to win Game 7 without your best player.
Two nights after the Lightning romped over the Islanders with an 8-0 win, the team from Long Island responded by coming back from a two-goal deficit to win Game 6 in overtime. The Islanders survived the Lightning’s offensive attack and getting pelted with beer cans by their own fans to get to a Game 7 showdown in Tampa.
The teams know their opponent in the next series would be the Montreal Canadiens, and will be eager to join them. Whether it’s the creative style of the Lightning or the tight-checking strategy of the Islanders that goes up against Montreal’s slot defence and forechecking game in the Stanley Cup Final is what’s at stake this evening.
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