Tampa Bay Advances To Stanley Cup Final

June 26, 2021 4:12 am

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – The Tampa Bay Lightning have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight year by defeating the New York Islanders, 1-0 in Game 7 of the semifinals. Yanni Gourde  put the Bolts ahead with a short-handed goal 1:49 into the second period, setting up a meeting with the Montreal Canadiens. Andrei Vasilevskiy  made 18 saves in his second shutout in three games.