NHL Division Finals, Day 7

Two games tonight, starting in...

Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with an Alex Killorn goal, his third of the postseason, passed from Steven Stamkos. Montreal tied it in the third period on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Tom Gilbert and Greg Pateryn. The Lightning won it with about a second left in regulation on a Tyler Johnson goal, his eighth of the postseason, assisted by Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat. The final was 2-1, and the three stars were Johnson, Bishop (30 for 31 in saves), and Killorn. Tampa Bay holds a 3-0 series lead, with the chance to sweep tomorrow.

Up in DC, the Washington Capitals host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby tend the twines. New York got going in the second period with a Derick Brassard goal, his fifth of the playoffs, coming off of Martin St. Louis and Rick Nash. Washington tied it on an Andre Burakovsky goal, made possible by Jay Beagle and Tim Gleason. The Capitals took the lead in the third period with another Burakovsky goal, his second of the game, going in unassisted. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Burakovsky, Holtby (28 for 29 in saves), and Lundqvist (28 for 30 in saves). The Capitals travel with a 3-1 series lead, pushing the Rangers to the brink.

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