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Lightning Overcome Canadiens in OT Marathon, 80 PIMs

4/25/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The two playoff games went to overtime with 80 penalty minutes and 163 hits.
Tampa Bay entered as a -121 favorite, with the total-goals over/under set at six.
The Lightning logged 100 attempts and 42 shots on goal, while Montreal logged 66 attempts and 27 shots.
Jakub Dobes posted a .895 save percentage while Andrei Vasilevskiy guarded Tampa Bay’s net.
Montreal created 18 high-danger chances compared with Tampa Bay’s seven.

History

Historical Context

On June 19 1999, the Dallas Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in a triple-overtime Game 6, lasting 113 minutes 30 seconds—the longest Cup-winning final and the second-longest Finals game ever. Brett Hull’s goal gave Dallas its first Stanley Cup, making it the eighth post-1967 expansion team and the first Southern-U.S. champion, a milestone that still shapes how extended playoff overtimes are viewed.

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Story summary

The two playoff games went to overtime with 80 penalty minutes and 163 hits.
Tampa Bay entered as a -121 favorite, with the total-goals over/under set at six.
The Lightning logged 100 attempts and 42 shots on goal, while Montreal logged 66 attempts and 27 shots.
Jakub Dobes posted a .895 save percentage while Andrei Vasilevskiy guarded Tampa Bay’s net.
Montreal created 18 high-danger chances compared with Tampa Bay’s seven.

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