Stanley Cup 2022: Avalanche wins from two-time champion Lightning defeat

On Friday night in Game 5, Colorado has a chance not only to defeat two defendingchampions Tampa Bay, but perhaps to jump start their own dynasty. Behind the core of a young and dynamic player like Macar,

"will be the toughest player ever," said Macar, who leads the team 3-1 in the 7 Series. Told. And it boasts a 3-1 mark in this postseason closeout game. "We must expect to bring clearly everything they have to us, because it's dying or dying. We just have to be ready. Must be. "

Lightning wasn't dissatisfied with how things ended up overtime on Wednesday night. The injured thumb and all Nazem Kadri scored the winner with a shot that slipped under the right arm of goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky.

Tampa Bay Dissatisfaction: It seemed that there were too many players on the ice for Avalanche.

A day later, Lightning coach John Cooper softened his stance.

"Unfortunately, it's the water under the bridge now," Cooper said. "It must be Game 5 Hell."

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What you need in Colorado is the third Stanley Cup title after the move, once in three tries. , Two wins at home. From Quebec to Denver in 1995-96. Avalanche swept Florida in the first season and won the title two in 2001 by defeating New Jersey Devils at home in Round 7.

At that time, Joe Sakic, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame, was leading the assault on the ice.

Currently, his fingerprints are everywhere on this flying team as general manager. He saw five players earned just before or during the season score five points in Game 4 tie and victory goals. Kadri was acquired by Sakic as part of a contract with Toronto in 2019.

Sakic assembled This team is centered around playmakers such as Macar, Captain Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Lantanen and Nathan McKinnon. They are a big reason why this team is 15-3 in these playoffs and is on the verge of knocking off the champion.

"I know I'm hungry," said Brian Trotier, the Hockey Hall of Fame, who won the Stanley Cup six times in 2001 as an assistant coach at Avalanche. McKinnon, who has been in the league for a long time, has been in the league for a long time, but now it's more tasty and stands at the top of something pretty exciting.

However, winning 16th place is not easy. This time is rare.

"They are probably preaching,'They have never been here. They will be tight.'" It's fair, "said McKinnon, who scored the first goal of the series on Wednesday. "But we're ready to go. We were great under the pressure of every playoff, every season."

This has been bounced before A proud Lightning crew. They faced a 2-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Rangers before the rally. They also went down 3-2 to Toronto in the first round.

"If there's one thing I know about this group, it works well for adversity. That's what we can do, "said Tampa Bay Defenseman Victor Hedman. "We are a resilient group. We believe in what we have."

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DARCY'S REBOUND

Avalanche goalkeeper Darcy Kempel will play Game 3 with 37 saves on Wednesday. I rebounded because I was drawn into. He also helped with the victory goal when he sent his puck to Arturi Rekonen. Arturi Rekonen handed it over to Kadri. According to the NHL Stats, Kaempfer became the first goalkeeper in league history to assist in the OT of the Stanley Cup Finals.

"Great recognition by Quemps," said Landeskog.

Comeback Kids

Game 4 is the 15th victory of the season, and Avalanche has won the third round. The total (11 in the regular season, 4 in the playoffs) is Thailand, the third highest in the season in NHL history. The top mark is from Anaheim Ducks, who had 22 people in the 2014-15 season.

"Our team did a great job of focusing on us, which brought us success," said Avalanche coach Jared Bednar. .. continue.