Nick Suzuki’s late goal has Habs on top over Lightning after first period in Game 7

The Montreal Canadiens maintain a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning after the first period in their winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday.

The winner of this sport will take on the Buffalo Sabers in the second spherical of the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting on Wednesday.

Montreal opened the scoring late in the first period when Nick Suzuki‘s shot slipped previous Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to provide the Canadiens a 1-0 lead.

Suzuki’s goal was his first of the collection and sixth level after registering 29 targets and 101 factors in 82 video games through the common season.

The Lightning outshot the Canadiens 9-4 in the first period with neither group having a possibility on the person benefit.

This has been a tightly contested first-round collection with each sport settled by just one goal and 4 of the first six video games ending in additional time. The Lightning compelled Game 7 on Friday after recording a slim 1-0 victory in additional time on the Bell Center in Game 6.

Montreal made the playoffs for the second straight marketing campaign and are in search of their first collection victory since they made a Stanley Cup Final look in 2021.

Tampa Bay has made 12 playoff appearances in the final 13 seasons however have did not get previous the first spherical since they misplaced to the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final in 2022.