Lightning's Jon Cooper Gets Goalied In A Huge Game... Again
Hockey fans may have short memories, but Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper doesn't.
The moment the buzzer sounded on his team's 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of their first-round series Sunday night, his mind went to another 2-1 loss he suffered behind a different bench 71 days prior.
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This story was originally published May 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM.