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The Backcheck: Lightning season ends in hard-fought Game 7 loss

The Tampa Bay Lightning played their best game of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday night, but it wasn’t enough to ...
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Lightning season ends with 2-1 loss to Canadiens in Game 7: Takeaways

The Tampa Bay Lightning did everything but outscore the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference First Round […] ...
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Game 7 Recap: Canadiens 2, Lightning 1

The 2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning season came to an end on Sunday. The Lightning fell 2-1 to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 ...
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Lightning fall in Game 7, extend first-round playoff skid

The Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth straight season after a 2-1 Game 7 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Despite dominating possession ...

2 early Lightning trade candidates after Game 7 Canadiens loss

The Lightning have lost in the first round in four consecutive seasons, so they need to trade a couple of veterans ...
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Canadiens outlast Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 to win thrilling 1st-round series

TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Newhook broke a tie with 8:53 left and the Montreal Canadiens outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Game 7 on Sunday night to end the thrilling first-round series. The Canadiens ...