With Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy leading the way, the star-laden, two-time defending champions beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 Monday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. There’s a reason why this has gone on for the last couple of years,“ Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. The defending champs became the first team since 1919 to win a Stanley Cup Final game after losing by seven-plus goals the previous game. ”It’s the Stanley Cup Final, we’re not expecting to sweep. The Lightning became the third team in NHL history score six goals in a Stanley Cup Final after yielding at least seven the previous game.

Source: thestar June 21, 2022 23:33 UTC