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 Lightning 2, Red Wings 0
Defenseman Braydon Coburn scored his first goal with Tampa Bay in
timely fashion, helping the Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings in
the decisive Game Seven of their first-round Eastern Conference
series.
Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop earned his first playoff shutout with 31
saves, also a personal playoff high, and the Lightning won the final
two games to take the series 4-3.
Coburn, limited to just four games in the regular season due to a
foot injury suffered after the Lightning acquired him from the
Philadelphia Flyers, broke a scoreless tie early in the third
period.
He one-timed a long shot on an assist from right winger Ryan
Callahan, beating Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek to the top right
corner of the net.
Tampa Bay added an empty-net goal from defenseman Anton Stralman
with 1:19 left to secure the win and advance to face the Montreal
Canadiens in an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Tampa Bay won all five meetings with Montreal in the regular season
after being swept by the Canadiens in the opening round last year.
Detroit outshot the Lightning 23-12 in the first two periods, but
could not pass Bishop.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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