Hockey
NHL. Stanley Cup Final kicks off with Colorado win in first overtime
The first game of the final series of the Stanley Cup playoffs has taken place.
Colorado’s ice hockey players beat Tampa Bay 4:3 in the first overtime. Avalanches were up 3-1 after the first half, but Lightning made a comeback in the second 20-minute half.
The third period was goalless and at the beginning of extra time Colorado managed to squeeze their opponent and took the lead in the series.
NHL playoffs. Stanley Cup Final
Colorado – Tampa Bay 4:3 (first overtime) (3:1, 0:2, 0:0, 1:0)
Stamps: 07:47 Landeskog – 9 (Rantanen, Biram) – 1:0, 09:22 Nichushkin – 6 (McKinnon) – 2:0, 12:25 Paul – 4 (Hedman, Palat) – 2:1, 17: 31 Lehkonen – 7 (Rantanen, Landeskog – big) – 3:1, 32:51 Chambers – 9 (Kucherov, McDonagh) – 3:2, 33:39 Sergachev – 2 (Hagel, Sirelli) – 3:3 first overtime 01 :23 Burakovsky – 2 (Nichushkin, Komper) – 4:3
Goalkeepers: Camper – Vasilevsky
Throw: 38 – 23
Colorado leads 1-0 in the series
Source: Sport UA
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.