For the Montreal Canadiens, this is the most backbreaking, soul-crushing way to go down 0-3 in an NHL playoff series:
Lightning score AT THE LAST SECOND to beat Canadiens
Tampa Bay treated their hometown fans to the second buzzer-beater of the NHL postseason to push the Habs to the brink.
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But for the Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s pretty dang sweet. You know when people talk about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat? They’ve probably been talking about this goal the entire time.
Tyler Johnson scored this game-winning wrister at 19:58 officially, but come on, that was in the last dang second. Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat got the assists. Game 4 will be on Thursday in Tampa and the Lightning will be looking to put the final nail in the Canadiens’ coffin.
