Lightning strikes twice as Tampa Bay retain Stanley Cup

Canada’s Stanley Cup drought will continue for at least another year after the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Wednesday to cap a successful NHL title defence.

ReutersUpdate: Jul 8th, 2021 13:18 EDT

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JULY 07: Alex Killorn #17 of the Tampa Bay Lightning hoists the Stanley Cup after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game Five to win the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on July 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Julio Aguilar/

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The Tampa Bay Lightning became only the third back-to-back Stanley Cup champions in the last quarter of a century with a 1-0 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.

The Lightning clinched the best-of-seven series 4-1 and ended a magical run by Montreal, who were ice hockey-mad Canada’s latest hope of ending the country’s longest Stanley Cup drought.

Your 2021 #StanleyCup Champions. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/iVFwXGXox4

— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) July 8, 2021

No Canada-based team has won the Stanley Cup since Montreal in 1993.

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