Hockey
Colorado started with a victory in the series of the Stanley Cup final against Tampa, Nichushkin scored two points
Valery Nichushkin / Photo: © Icon Sportswire / Contributor / Icon Sportswire / Gettyimages.com
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in overtime.
The winners included Artturi Lehkonen, Gabriel Landeskog, Andre Burakovsky and Valery Nichushkin, who also scored assists.
At Tampa, Nick Paul, Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev scored. Forward Nikita Kucherov made an assist, goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky saved 34 shots.
Colorado opened the scoring in the best-of-four series. The second match of the confrontation is scheduled for June 19.
NHL. Playoffs
Colorado Avalanche (Denver) – Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa) – 4:3 OT (3:1, 0:2, 0:0, 1:0)
Goals: Landeskog, 7:47. Nichushkin, 9:23. Lehkonen, 17:31 (bol.). Burakovski, 61:23. — Paul, 12:26. Chambers, 32:51. Sergachev, 33:39.
Source: Sportbox
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