The Montreal Canadiens won Game 7 despite only 9 shots on goal

Tampa, Fla. — Alex Newhook And Nick Suzuki scored, and Montreal CanadiensDefeated the favorite, despite posting just nine shots on net Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Sunday night.

Newhook scored the winning goal on a ricochet shot by the Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky At the 11:07 mark of the third period, the hometown crowd was shocked.

“It’s been a tough series,” Suzuki said on the postgame show on TNT. “You have to give them a lot of credit. They made it very difficult for us. To get one in the first period, settled the group a little bit. But, it was a great fight, the whole series.”

At the other end, shots come fast and furious, but the Montreal goaltender Jacob Dobbes The task was up. He finished with 29 saves, allowing just one power-play goal Dominic James In the second term.

“The guys really dug in there at the end,” Suzuki said.

Canadians will take Buffalo Sabres In Round 2. The Lightning, meanwhile, will head home after a first-round exit for the fourth straight season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.