Lightning Lose Game One, Penalties Costly

0:00On April 20th, Tampa Bay Lightning dropped game 1 to the Montreal Canadians in overtime during the playoffs, and penalties were the big killer. The Lightning gave up five power plays with Jarash Slavkovski caching in three for a hat trick, including the winner one minute and 22 seconds. Into extra time. Meanwhile, four of those penalties happened right in the offensive zone. What coach John Cooper called straight up stupid mistakes. Tampa held strong at even strength though, limiting Montreal to just one goal and 10 shots while shutting down stars like Cole Caulfield to one shot. Players like Ryan McDonough and Anthony Cerelli owned up to it after practice, stressing the need to clean up discipline, or it kills any chance in the postseason. The penalty kill has to tighten up big time against a Canadian squad that's clicking on special teams. Heading into game two at home, the focus is simple. Execute the game plan without dumb hooks. They dominated five on five and frustrated Montreal's top guys like Nick Suzuki,

1:01who had no shots on goal. Look, the Lightning have lost seven straight playoff over times and struggled at home lately, but forward Brandon Hagel keeps it real. Sun came up. Today, plenty of hockey left, and they're built for this series. That wraps NHL News today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.