The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 1-0 overtime victory against the Montreal Canadiens, capped by Gage Goncalves’ sudden-death goal, reduces a six-game series to a single, winner-take-all seventh contest. Regulation produced no scoring, highlighting the defensive pressure that has marked this matchup. The Lightning, after losing two consecutive games, now face elimination unless they solve Montreal’s goaltending. For the Canadiens, the loss removes their chance to finish the series on home ice. Game 7 will test each team’s capacity to manage momentum: Montreal must recover from the psychological shift of a close defeat, while Tampa Bay must sustain focus built on a lone goal that extended their postseason.