Stanley Cup 2022: Avalanche hold off Lightning in Game 6 for 3rd title

The Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, finding up their 3rd Stanley Cup championship in franchise record with a 2-1 victory in Game 6 to capture the title.

Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen obtained the goals even though the Avalanche delivered an amazing defensive energy in the third time period to seal the victory. 

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Colorado Avalanche middle Nathan MacKinnon greets teammates soon after scoring all through the next period of time of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals in opposition to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.
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MacKinnon received the recreation-tying aim past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy 1:54 into the 2nd period of time and Artturi Lehkonen got the go-forward goal at the 12:28 mark – and it was all the Avalanche required.

Right until Tampa Bay pulled Vasilevskiy, their offense was just about nonexistent. The workforce had only two pictures on intention right up until they set the sixth guy in the zone and even then, Colorado held the strain on the Lightning.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 22 pictures and his counterpart, Vasilevskiy, experienced 28 saves.

It seemed like Tampa Bay was heading to deliver the match back again to Denver right up until MacKinnon’s objective. The Lightning started off powerful with Steven Stamkos receiving just one previous Kuemper. However, it was only target Tampa Bay got and it was far from adequate.

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Colorado defenseman Cale Makar, who received the Norris Trophy, was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the leading participant in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He completed with 29 factors in the postseason.

Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) reacts soon after scoring on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) for the duration of the second interval of Video game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. 
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Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog was specified the Stanley Cup trophy to hold very first. He was title the Avalanche’s captain as a teen and set with each other an incredible year that finished with a championship.

The Avalanche finished with a franchise-report 119 factors and were the best group in the Western Meeting. Joe Sakic, who was on the group when the Avalanche past won the Stanley Cup title in 2001, put together the group that received this year’s title. He serves as the team’s executive vice president of hockey functions.

Colorado Avalanche star Nazem Kadri lifts the Stanley Cup following the crew defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Sport 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.
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Some longtime NHL veterans generate their initial Stanley Cup titles, such as: Jack Johnson who was in his 15th period, Andrew Cogliano who was in his 14th year and Erik Johnson who was in his 13th time. Darren Helm and Andre Burakovsky every single gained their 2nd Cup.

The Lightning fought all the way back again for a shot at their 3rd title.

Tampa Bay set by itself in a place to do one thing not completed given that the New York Islanders of the early 1980s – get a few straight titles. But it was set on keep as they achieved their match in the Avalanche.

Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos reacts right after his intention in the course of the initial interval of Sport 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals versus the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. 
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Colorado concluded 16-4 in the postseason and 56-19-7 in the normal time.