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TAMPA BAY——(77WABC)
Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves and Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal series, thus ending a remarkable season for the Isles.
The defending champions advanced to a Stanley Cup Final matchup against the surprising Montreal Canadiens, who upset the Vegas Golden Knights in the other semifinal.
The loss means that New York’s Game 6 overtime win was the final Islanders game at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team moves to a new arena at Belmont Park next season.
Game 1 is Monday night in Tampa.
A hard-fought series, @TBLightning. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/s0itSsEZbC
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) June 26, 2021
