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Colorado Avalanche takes advantage of the neutral zone turnover early in overtime to leave winger Andre Burakovsky and dodge Tampa Bay Lightning goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevski on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Won.
It was his second goal in the postseason, giving Colorado a 1-0 lead in the series.
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Colorado and Tampa Bay are welcoming the first game in a series that captivates fans at the Ball Arena in Denver.
Avalanche jumped to a 3-1 lead in the first period, starting with Gabriel Landeskog’s goal and less than two minutes later Valerini Chushkin scored another goal. Colorado seemed to be surprised by Vasilevsky to start the game.
Lightning Winger Nick Paul cut the lead in half at 12:26 with his fourth goal in the postseason. His score was assisted by Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. But it wouldn’t have been long before Colorado regained one. That’s what Arturi Rekonen is doing, which gave Avalanche a 3-1 lead and headed for a break.
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Tampa Bay will be back in the second phase.
Ondrey Paratt scored the ninth goal of the postseason at 12:51, and Mikhail Selgachev overtook Avalanche goalkeeper Darcy Kaempfer to draw an equalizer.
Both teams became scoreless in the third period, bringing an additional session to Brakovsky’s game winner with a miss shot from JT Confer and a pass from Valerini Chushkin.
Avalanche last appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2001, beating New Jersey Devils in Game 1. This will be a bit of a challenge as Lightning will appear in the series as two Stanley Cup champions.
Tampa Bay lost the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals on the road before bouncing back to win.
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Game 2 is set for Saturday at 8 pm ET.