Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightining were thoroughly outplayed by the Colorado Avalanche and are now down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup finals.

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 Golden State Warriors trounce the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, Tampa Bay Lightning seek a third Stanley Cup victory, and the Oklahoma Sooners softball team wins their world series.

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.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan about how consistent the Tampa Bay Lightning have been over the past three NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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.