LIGHTNING BLANK HABS TO REPEAT AS STANLEY CUP CHAMPS; ANDREI VASILEVSKIY WINS CONN SMYTHE TROPHY AS PLAYOFFS MVP

 At Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida:

Ross Colton's goal in the second period enabled the Tampa Bay Lightning to defeat the visiting Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Wednesday as the Tampa Bay Lightning won their second straight Stanley Cup championship (and their third overall) by taking the final four games to one.'

Andrei Vasilevsky, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff Most Valuable Player, saved all 22 shots for the shutout, marking the fifth straight playoff-series clinching game in which he posted a shutout.