{"id":7143,"date":"2026-04-22T11:19:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7143"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:19:32","slug":"newsbrief-4-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/newsbrief-4-22-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (4.22.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J.J. Moser scored in overtime to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over Montreal last night. The first-round series is now tied at one. 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