 This time, Ruslan Fedotenko was the Game 7 hero, scoring both Lightning goals in a 2–1 victory.Brad Richards, who had 26 points in the post-season, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs; the Lightning had won all 31 contests in which he had scored a goal since the opening of the season.Tortorella won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach of the Year.