Josh Anderson’s overtime goal puts Canadiens in a thunderbolt in Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final | Launderer report

Canadiens right winger Josh Anderson scored two goals, including the game-winning goal at 3:57 into extra time. Montreal completed a four-minute shorthanded penalty following a high stick penalty from Shea Weber just 58 seconds earlier.

Tampa Bay dominated Montreal 34-21 and hit three goalposts in the evening, including one from Nikita Kucherov with 2:27 left in the third and the score was tied at two.

Tampa Bay, which beat the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup last year, leads Montreal three to one in the best of seven games after losing in Game 4.

Notable performances

Canadiens AC Josh Anderson: 2 G, 3 SOG

Canadians D Alexander Romanov: 1 G

Canadiens RW Cole Caufield: 2 A

Canadiens G Carey Price: 32 SV

Lightning RW Barclay Goodrow: 1 G, 2 SOG

Lightning LW Pat Maroon: 1 G, 3 SOG

Canadians fight their way to Game 4 victory

Only four teams have overcome 3-0 deficits in NHL playoff history, and only one (the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs) made it to the Stanley Cup final.

It will be a tall order for Montreal to do so even after winning Game 4, but the formidable courage and persistence of the Canadiens, combined with goalie Carey Price, kept the season alive on Monday.

Anderson and Price were Habs heroes as they continued their quest for the team’s first Stanley Cup since 1993.

Anderson was in the right place at the right time to open the scoring thanks to the work of Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield:

With that, the Canadiens found themselves in a position they hadn’t been in every series, according to Sportsnet’s Eric Engels:

Lightning right winger Barclay Goodrow tied the score at one in the second period, but rookie defenseman Alexander Romanov responded in the third with his first playoff tally.

StatsCentre noted that Romanov made history along the way, despite only making his third career playoff game:

The Lightning had a golden opportunity to come home as back-to-back Stanley Cup winners when Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber was called up for a high stick on Lightning left winger Ondrej Palat.

Tampa Bay had four shots on goal in overtime with a power play, but Price saved them all to preserve the tie.

It was a phenomenal effort from Price, who kept his team in the game all night despite a flurry of Lightning shots.

TSN’s Pierre LeBrun credited the Canadiens for their back-to-wall effort:

Less than a minute after Price’s leading penalty kill kept the Lightning from playing, Anderson sent the Montreal crowd into a frenzy:

As Bally Sports’ Pete Blackburn noted, it was an incredible effort from Anderson, who never gave up on the play.

With that, the Canadians stayed alive. They may have faced a dire situation, but don’t tell Anderson, who expected Montreal to pull it off and force a Game 5:

It will be a long road until Game 7, but all that matters now is that the Canadiens survived, advanced and moved on to Tampa.

Unlucky lightning falls despite a solid effort

The Lightning had 13 more shots than the Canadiens and hit three goal posts in a night where they were the better team than Montreal everywhere except on the scoreboard.

Great credit goes to the Canadians for their determination to lose 3-0 in the series, especially on the penalty kill and the game-winning goal.

But Tampa Bay left plenty of opportunities at the door.

For starters, the Lightning got 0 out of 5 on the power play. They played 10 minutes with the extra man thanks to four minor penalties and a minor double, but couldn’t get away.

As Cooper noted, the Lightning had their chances, and they converted on two of them. Goodrow’s goal came at 5:20 pm of the second period following a turnaround in the Canadiens’ own zone:

In the third period, Pat Maroon won in the clutch after Tyler Johnson skated for the Canadiens and sliced ​​a pass to the forward, who took care of the rest at 13:48 of the third. period:

The momentum was squarely on the Lightning’s side for the rest of regulation and overtime, but that winning goal didn’t come.

Ultimately, the Lightning still have a 3-1 lead in this series and come home to Amalie Arena for Game 5. They were great for much of the Cup, even though that game didn’t. is not unfolded as they wish.

And after?

Tampa Bay will host Montreal for Game 5 on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.