In the series, up to four victories, “Lightning” approached 1-2.
The first goal in the third match of the series was scored by the guests when, after five minutes, the puck was scored by Valery Nichushkin in the goal guarded by Andrejs Vasilevskis. However, after the challenge requested by the home coach, the goal was not scored, as the puck had left the Lightning defense zone a moment earlier.
Avalanche had a good opportunity to give his team the lead but the home team’s goalkeeper Gabrielam Landeskūgam saved Gabriel’s Landeskūgas’s shot that was headed for the top corner from the right. By the end of the first period, the hosts had taken the lead for the first time in the series, following the accurate broadcasts of Anthony Sirelli and the Andrew’s Chamber.
In the second minute of the second third, Nicholas Paul scored 3: 1 in favor of Lightning, to which Landeskug responded with a three-goal majority three minutes later. In the 28th minute of the match, the captain of the home team Steven Stemkos reached 4: 2, but in the 32nd minute Patrick Marun provided a precise broadcast 5: 2 in favor of “Lightning”. After the fifth lost goal, the Avalanche changed the goalkeepers and Pave Francouz replaced Darcy Camper, who was beaten by Corius Perry by the end of the period, reaching a final score of 6: 2.
In the third period, the goal was no longer scored and Lightning celebrated its first victory in the final series. The next game will also take place in Tampa on Wednesday.
Keil Makars and Miko Rantanen returned two assists in the ranks, and two assists in the home team at the expense of Nikita Kucherov and Viktor Hedman.
Lightning leader Kucherov suffered a leg injury in the middle of the third period and went to the locker room without returning. Meanwhile, “Avalanche” in the game due to injury did not help the winner of the first game goal extra time Andre Burakovsky and still injuring Nazi Kadri.
It is known that since the 1980s, the Tampa team has been the first team to reach the final of the Stanley Cup for three years in a row, from 1983 to 1985 by the Edmonton Oilers.
Avalanche is a two-time Stanley Cup winner, winning his first trophy in 1996 with Sandis Ozolins and repeating that success in 2001. In addition to the titles of the previous two seasons, Lightning also won in 2004.
Last season, the Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in the Stanley Cup final.
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