Hockey
Tampa’s answer to the Stanley Cup Finals. Lightning struck Colorado
Having lost the first two games of the Stanley Cup final on the opponent’s ice, Tampa Bay could not afford to lose a home game.
At home, Lightnings managed to beat Colorado 6:2 and closed the lead in the match.
NHL playoffs. Stanley Cup Final
Tampa Bay – Colorado 6:2 (2:1, 4:1, 0:0)
Stamps: 08:18 Landeskog – 10 (Rantanen, Makar – large) – 0:1, 13:03 Cirelli – 2 (Maroon) – 1:1, 14:54 Palats – 10 (Stamkos) – 2:1, 21: 26 Paul – 5 (Colton) – 3:1, 24:43 Landeskog – 11 (Makar, Rantanen – large) – 3:2, 27:53 Stamkos – 10 (Kucherov, Bogosyan) – 4:2, 31:15 Maroon – 4 (Kucherov, Hedman) – 5:2, 34:58 Perry – 6 (Chambers, Hedman – large) – 6:2
Goalkeepers: Vasilevskiy – Camper (French)
Throw: 32 – 39
Colorado leads the series 2-1
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.