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Canadian Press
Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the NHL Finals Tampa Bay Tonight, welcoming Lightning to Denver's Ball Arena, the Stanley Cup is inside the building.
Avalanche leads the Best of Seven Series 3-1 and is about to win the third cup title since 2001.
Lightning is still mixing to achieve their third straight title, but the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs are the only team to return from a 3-1 deficit in the Cup final.
Colorado won a 3-2 extra time on Wednesday in Tampa, Florida, and moved within the scope of the title's victory.
Nazem Kadri scored a winning goal in his recovery from a thumb injury. Western Conference Finals.
Lightning coach John Cooper believes that there were too many Avs players to be penalized, so the goal wasn't controversial.
This report by Canadian Press was first published on June 24, 2022.
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