The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs has come to an end after a thrilling Game 7 between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. <\/p>\n
After the Canadiens punched their ticket to the second round, here’s a look at how the action unfolded on Sunday, as well as a look ahead at Monday’s schedule. <\/p>\n
Montreal Canadiens 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (MTL wins series 4-3)<\/p>\n
Colorado Avalanche def. Minnesota Wild, 9-6 (COL leads series 1-0)<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m. ET (CAR leads series 1-0)<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks vs. Vegas Golden Knights, 9:30 p.m. ET (Game 1)<\/p>\n
Montreal is moving on to the second round for the first time in five years after winning a historic series against the Lightning. <\/p>\n
After Sunday’s Game 7 ended as a one-goal game, the two teams completed the third series in Stanley Cup history in which all seven games were decided by just one goal. <\/p>\n
It wasn’t the best offensive performance from Montreal, as it finished with just nine shots, but it was enough to get the job done thanks to a tremendous performance from Jakub Dobes in goal. <\/p>\n
The Canadiens scored in the first period thanks to a shot by Nick Suzuki\u00a0that was assisted by Kaiden Guhle and Josh Anderson, but Dominic James responded in the second to tie things up. <\/p>\n
After Montreal went without a single shot in the second period, it finally got the go-ahead goal in the third, courtesy of Alex Newhook. <\/p>\n
The goal from Newhook proved to be the decider as Tampa Bay couldn’t answer, and the Habs will now get a second-round matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. <\/p>\n
The second game of the night made up for the lack of offense in the first contest. <\/p>\n