Lightning's Booming Hit On Canadiens' Slafkovsky Could Flip The Series

Max Crozier said he didn't come into Game 4 of his team's first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens looking to make an enormous impact.

But that was before he saw Juraj Slafkovsky of the Canadiens skating through the neutral zone with the puck on his stick and his head down.

"Yeah, it was pretty easy to line it up," Crozier said.

With the Tampa Bay Lightning down 2-0 at the time and trailing the series 2-1, Crozier lowered the boom on Slafkovsky and changed the complexion of the game.

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This story was originally published April 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM.