Stanley Cup

Josh Anderson scored the game winner as the Canadiens avoided elimination in Game 4. The series now returns to Tampa on Wednesday,.

The Lightning will go for a sweep on Monday night. If they lose, the series returns to Game 5 on Wednesday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were outshot by the Canadiens but made the most of their chances in a 3-1 victory at Amalie Arena.

The Lighting led 2-1 entering the third period but pulled away to take a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.

For the second time this year, the Tampa Bay region is the center of attention for professional sports.

Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 1-0 win in Game 7 and advance to the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens.

The former Lightning captain said Tampa Bay’s hopes of reaching the Stanley Cup finals took a big step forward with their win Tuesday over the Islanders.

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 26 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

The Lightning will play the winner of the Carolina-Nashville series in the second round.

Tampa Bay Lightning players were joined by thousands of fans gathered along both sides of Tampa's Riverwalk at a boat parade to celebrate the team's Stanley Cup championship.

They include a boat parade and a gathering at Raymond James Stadium.

The Lightning picked up the franchise's second Stanley Cup — their first since 2004 — by knocking off the Stars in six games.