The dagger has been inserted in the heart of the Montreal Canadiens.
Somehow, you just knew it would be breakout star Tyler Johnson to do it, too.
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s most impressive offensive weapon of these playoffs took a while to inflict his damage Wednesday night. Right down to the final seconds, in fact. But with a late goal—a quick redirection of a perfect cross-crease pass from defenseman Victor Hedman with just 1.1 seconds left on the clock—Johnson gave the host Lightning a 2-1 victory in Game 3 and put them in position to sweep the Canadiens Thursday night in Tampa.
“Honestly, I had no idea what the time was,” Johnson said on the CBC broadcast seconds after the game ended with his teammates still in a state of shock. “I didn’t know why they were checking the goal. I thought it was a goal the entire time just because I didn’t know.”
The sting was especially agonizing for the Habs, not only because it put them in a hole only four NHL teams have ever been able to climb out of in a seven-game series, but also because Johnson is exact ...
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Breakout Star Tyler Johnson Gives Lightning Scoring Montreal Desperately Lacks
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