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Goncalves, Vasilevskiy save day and carry Lightning to Game 7
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Goncalves, Vasilevskiy save day and carry Lightning to Game 7

Tampa Bay Lightning On SI·Ethan J. Skolnick·about 1 month ago
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There's been a lot of questions of late of Andrei Vasilevskiy. Is the Tampa Bay goaltender still who he was -- and could he still put the Lightning on his pads when he needs to? For three periods and more on Friday night, he did. Vasilevskiy stopped all 30 shots he faced, taking the Lightning to overtime, where Gage Goncalves -- on assists from Brandon Hagel and Dominic James -- became the first of the night to beat Jakub Dobes for a 1-0 win in Montreal. The goal sent the series to Game 7 -- which will be back in Tampa on Sunday at 6pm. The game will be available on TNT. The winner will face the Buffalo Sabres, who eliminated the Boston Bruins on Friday night. — BarDown (@BarDown) May 2, 2026 The play started with a nifty move from Hagel at the blue line, as two Canadiens attacked him, and he eluded both. He fed James down low, and the puck went to Goncalves, who was stuffed at first, but made second and third efforts to finish the play and the game.…

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