Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates Finals hat trick! Can the Lightning win the Stanley Cup for the third time in a row?
Tampa secured victory in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals with a 2-1 home win over the New York Rangers. The Lightning win the best-of-seven series 4-2 from a 2-0 deficit.
In the fight for the most coveted trophy in international hockey, the Lightning will meet the Colorado Avalanche, who won the final in the NHL west with a 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Tampa triumphed in the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals, beating Dallas 4-2 and beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in 2021. Overall, the US franchise from Florida is about the fourth Stanley Cup, since the Lightning were also crowned champions in 2004 (4:3 against Calgary).
The Colorado Avalanche has only won the Stanley Cup twice since its inception in 1972 (1996, 2001).
Tampa’s captain Steven Stamkos shoots Lightning into the finals
Palat (left) and Rutta (right) cheer with Stamkos
Photo: © getty
There was cheering at Tampa’s sold out Amalie Arena to a capacity crowd of nearly 20,000 as Captain Steven Stamkos fired his Lightning to victory.
The 32-year-old Canadian scored to make it 1-0 in the 31st minute and only 21 seconds after Frank Vatrano equalized the Rangers on the power play with his ninth playoff goal of the season (54th).
That broke the Rangers’ resistance in Game 6 and the Lightning won a home game in the playoffs for the seventh straight year. Stamkos’ second goal also marks his new all-time high for playoff goals in a season.
“It’s hard to look back now what a special team we are. We still have a few games to play,” said Stamkos.
“We trust every player who swings over the rink, whether he scores a goal or not. It’s the little things that count, defending, the blocked shot, the sacrifices you make,” he said of the team performance the foreground.
The 1st final of the Stanley Cup 2022 will take place in Denver on Wednesday (2:00 a.m. CEST). This duel is the first in the playoffs between Tampa and Colorado.
Hit it. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/OWDMmcAZhM
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 12, 2022
Your 2022 Eastern Conference Champions!! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/kDVDXYKerC
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 12, 2022
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