When the Lightning were swept out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last year by the Canadiens, allowing 16 goals in four games,their i sues were bigand easy to diagnose. What a difference a year and goalie Ben Bishop has made. MORE: | | Bishop, all 6-7 of him, has filled the gaping hole in the Lightning's crease admirably this season. He stood tall againWednesday, stopping all 31 shots in a decisive 2-0 victory over the Red Wings. Tampa Bay is headed to the second round for the first time since 2011. Bishop mi sed last year's series against the Canadiensbecause of wrist surgery. Anders Lindback and rookieKristers Gudlevskis were left to face the Montreal firing squad in his absence. The Canadiens launched 138 shots on net during the series, embarra sing the Lightning and their porous defense corps. Leo Boivin Jersey NEED PLAYOFF TICKETS? Now, as they meet the Canadiens again in Round 2, the Bolts are seemingly better equipped with Bishop, who is playing in the postseason for the first time in his career. Heallowed 13 goals on 166 shots against Detroit, andhe did thatbehinda revamped defense that returns just threeholdovers from last year's series, giving the Lightning a new look for the rematch. Lightning 2, Red Wings 0 (Tampa Baywins series 4-3) Takeaway: BraydonCoburn scored the eventual game-winning goal 3:58 into the third period. Coburnis oneof several blue-line pieces acquired by the Lightning at the trade deadline. The unlikely herohad gone 28 postseason games without a goal. The first goal is huge, especially in . NHL (@NHL) Before Wednesday, the Red Wings had played in 24 Game 7s in franchise history but were shut out just once, a 4-0 lo s to the Maple Leafs in the 1964 Stanley Cup Final. Quotables: Red Wings coach Mike Babcock on not getting bounces:"They went to church, and we must have mi sed Ma s." Lightning coach Jon Cooper on Coburn's goal:"When that goal went in, I looked up and I said, 'Oh, wow, what a hell of a trade.'" Highlight: Anton Stralman'sempty-net goal was something of an accident. While attempting to clear the puck, Stralmanbanked it off the sideboards and it slid nearly 200 feet to the other end. Icing on the cake, from 200 feet away. NHL (@NHL) Next up: The Lightningadvance to the second round, where they'll play the Canadiens beginning Friday inMontreal(7 p.m. ET, NBCSN). Three stars 3. Anton Stralman, D, Lightning: In addition to the empty-netter, Stralman chipped in six hits while leading Lightning defenseman with 22:38 time on ice. 2. Braydon Coburn, D, Lightning: If nothing else,Coburn justified the trade for him solely with the game-winning goal. 1. Ben Bishop, G, Lightning: Bishop boasts a 1.87 goals-against average and.922 playoff save percentage following his Game 7 performance. Injury report Marek Zidlicky, D, Red Wings: Zidlicky was a surprise scratch from Game 7after suffering an apparent concu sion Monday. Babcock first disclosed the injury to reporters after Wednesday's morning skate and ruled Zidlicky out for the night. Nathan Beaulieu, D, Canadiens: An upper-body injury will keep Beaulieu out of the first four games of the Canadiens' series against the Lightning, general managerMarc Bergevin said Wednesday. Beaulieu mi sed the final three games of the first round with the injury. Eric Fehr, F, Capitals: Though he's been skating with the team, Fehr (upper-body injury)won't be available to play Thursdayin Game 1 of Washington's second-round series against the Rangers. Coach Barry Trotz ruled Fehr out Wednesday and said it's po sible he could also mi s Game 2.Fehr will travel with the team to New York. Thursdays games (All times Eastern) Capitals at Rangers, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN Flames at Ducks, 10 p.m., NBCSN Tanner Howe Jersey