Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup playoffs Montreal Canadiens Game 7 upset Alex Newhook goal Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL upsets

The Montreal Canadiens pulled off one of the most improbable upsets in Stanley Cup Playoff history on Sunday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 with a record-low eight shots on goal.

This performance shattered expectations, as the Canadiens were thoroughly outplayed by the Lightning in nearly every measurable category—except the final score. The decisive goal came from Alex Newhook with 8:53 remaining in regulation, a play that defied logic and geometry alike.

Newhook’s goal was a desperate, airborne swipe at a puck hovering three feet above the ice and three feet behind the goal line. The puck struck Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy’s right leg pad, ricocheted off his skate, and trickled into the net. Officially counted as Montreal’s sixth shot on goal (or seventh, depending on interpretation), this play became the ultimate example of hockey’s unpredictability.

“It was a fluke,” Newhook admitted post-game. “But sometimes flukes win games.”

The Canadiens’ victory was sealed in a series that, statistically, should have been decidedly one-sided. Tampa Bay dominated possession, scoring chances, and nearly every other metric, yet the Canadiens advanced to the next round on sheer defiance of probability.

Watch the controversial goal below:

Newhook’s Game 7 Goal vs. Vasilevskiy

Source: Defector
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