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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.
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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