Montreal Canadiens keep Stanley Cup hopes alive with Game 4 overtime win against Tampa Bay Lightning
Posted July 5, 2021 8:17 pm.
Last Updated July 6, 2021 7:41 am.
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens are still alive in the Stanley Cup final.
Josh Anderson scored his second goal of the game at 3:57 of overtime as the Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Monday to stave off elimination and cut their deficit in the NHL’s title series to 3-1.
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After Montreal survived a Tampa power play in the extra period, Anderson banged home a loose puck at the side of Tampa’s net to keep his team alive.
#WATCH Habs win game 4 forcing a game 5, Anderson scoring in overtime. Video credit: Matthew Golt. pic.twitter.com/djx0oYVhox
— CityNews Montreal (@CityNewsMTL) July 6, 2021
Alexander Romanov also scored for Montreal, which got 32 saves from Carey Price. Cole Caufield added two assists.
Barclay Goodrow and Pat Maroon replied for Tampa. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 18 shots.
Game 5 of the best-of-seven matchup is set for Wednesday in Tampa. Game 6, if necessary, would be back in Montreal on Friday.
