Canadian shame: The last time a team from Canada won the Stanley Cup was 1993

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from being the first team in 23 years to sweep the Stanley Cup Final, but good luck trying to catch them looking that far ahead.

"We've put ourselves in good position, obviously, but the fourth one is the hardest to get," defenseman Victor Hedman said on Friday, after the Lightning trounced the Canadiens 6-3 in Game 3 in Montreal. "We have to do whatever it takes to win the next game and think about it after. We have more work to do and we are not satisfied."

Game 4 is on Monday in Montreal, and the Stanley Cup will be at the Bell Centre. Should Tampa Bay win, it would mark the first time a team swept the Stanley Cup Final since the Red Wings eliminated the*Washington Capitals in four games in 1998.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from sweeping the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens, but if they clinch the series in Game 4 on Monday, families of players and staff will not be on the ice to celebrate.

ESPN reports the Canadian government did not grant additional exemptions for family members to cross the border and skirt the federal 14-day quarantine, deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to the outlet on Saturday.

One Lightning player said in a text message to ESPN that he is annoyed, and said: "But at this point I’m not surprised."

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