Stanley Cup

Nazem Kadri scored the game-winner as the Avalanche return to Denver on Friday night with a chance to dethrone the two-time Stanley Cup champions. Lightning coach Jon Cooper said there may have been too many players on the ice.

The Lightning closed the Stanley Cup series to 2-1 after losing 7-0 in Game 2 on Saturday night.

The Lightning came back from a 3-1 deficit, but Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime to lift the Avalanche to a 4-3 win in Denver.

Diehard Tampa Bay Lightning fans came out to the Stanley Cup Final game 1 watch party at Amalie Arena Wednesday. Some said they did so because they can't afford the high prices for games 3 and 4 in Tampa.

Fans can gather inside Amalie Arena for the road games against the Colorado Avalanche. Tickets are $10.

Brayden Point is expected to return from injury as the Lightning try to become the NHL's first threepeat champions since the New York Islanders won the Cup four times in a row from 1980-83.

The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Eastern Conference final 4-2 over the New York Rangers. The Lightning will play the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final starting Wednesday.

The Lightning scored the go-ahead goal with less than two minutes remaining and have a chance to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup final when the series returns to Tampa for Game 6 on Saturday night.

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 33 saves to lead the Lightning, who have won two straight after dropping the first two games on the road.

Ondrej Palat's score gave the Lightning a 3-2 win and trail the Rangers 2-1 in their Eastern Conference final.

The Lightning have lost all five meeting with the Rangers this season. The series shifts to Tampa for Games 3 and 4.

Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period to lift the Rangers, who have won all four games against the Lightning this season.