Lehkonen plays hero again, Avalanche win 2021-22 Stanley Cup
The Colorado Avalanche have reached the top of the hockey world, winning the Stanley Cup for a third time in franchise history after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 by a score of 2-1.
Tampa Bay got the scoring started in the first period. The Lightning pressured the Avalanche deep in their zone, when Cale Makar coughs up puck and Steven Stamkos picks it up and slides it through Darcy Kuemper's five hold to make it 1-0 Bolts.
The start the @TBLightning needed. #StanleyCup
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Early in the second period, Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon blasts a one-timer short side on Andrei Vasilevskiy to tie the game up at 1-1.
NATE GOT THAT DAWG IN HIM. 🐶#StanleyCup | #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/HeA1mMHmUd— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2022
With just over seven and a half minutes remaining in the second period, on a 3-on-2 rush, the puck bouncing on MacKinnon's stick and he gets it to Artturi Lehkonen who fires it past Vasilevskiy's glove to make it 2-1 Colorado.
ARTTURI!!! 🗣️🗣️🚨#StanleyCup | #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/kfkjBGv4Hm— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2022
Lehkonen's goal would stand as the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche have been crowned the 2021-22 Stanley Cup champions, their third in franchise history. The Avalanche finished the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a record of 16-4 and never fell behind in a series.
Less than one week after winning the Norris Trophy, Cale Makar capped off his incredible season by being named the recipient of the Conn Smythe Trophy.
Congratulations to the Colorado Avalanche on winning the Stanley Cup!
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bobby Brink | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tyson Foerster | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Justin Kirkland | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Daniil Miromanov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Connor Murphy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Travis Sanheim | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Craig Smith | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nolan Allan | - | - | - | |
| Joey Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Michael Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||