The Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Montreal Canadiens and had to survive a scare.
Montreal battled back in the best-of-7 series by winning Games 4 and 5, but the Lightning had not lost three consecutive all season and showed their mettle with a 4-1 win in Game 6 on Tuesday to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
The Lightning won nine of 11 games against the Canadiens this season and got a measure of revenge against the team that swept them in the first round a year ago.