The Colorado Avalanche are three wins away from being the champions of the 2022 Stanley Cup title. This is after a 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the final on Wednesday.
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Andre Burakovsky found the net at 1:23 in the extra time to win the match making it his second goal of these playoffs.
Gabriel Landeskog with Colorados opened the game by scoring at 7:47 into the first period. The Avalanche then gave a second goal from Valeri Nichushkin at 9:23.
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However, that wasn’t a simple win for them as Tampa Bay answered at 12:23 with a goal by Nick Paul to make it 2-1. The Avalanche responded again with a goal from Artturi Lehkonen at 7:31.
Fast forward, the teams entered overtime tied at 3-3. The Avalanche had 74 shot attempts through regulation, while the lightning had 58. Colorado is now 4-1 this postseason overtime.
Game 2 is Saturday 8 pm ET.
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