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Open Post- Game 5 Of The Stanley Cup Final
by Paul on 06/24/22 at 07:30 PM ET
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It's is simple tonight. A win by the Colorado Avalanche and the on-ice celebration begins.
A win from the Tampa Bay Lightning and we have a game 6 in Tampa on Sunday at 8:00pm ET.
COLORADO ON CUSP OF CAPTURING THIRD STANLEY CUP
Colorado, one of nine teams in NHL history to average at least 4.50 goals-per-game in a single postseason (min. 10 GP), continues its journey toward dethroning the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions Friday and can claim the third championship in franchise history.
* The Avalanche enter the potential Cup-clinching game sporting a 15-3 record and can join elite company if they oust the Lightning in Game 5. Since 1987 when all rounds became best-of-seven, only one team has finished a postseason with fewer than four losses: the 1988 Oilers, who went 16-2 plus their no-decision in the suspended game during the Final (which was tied 3-3 when called), en route to their fourth championship in five years.
* Should they win the Stanley Cup, the Avalanche will tie the NHL record for most combined wins in one season, including playoffs.
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Heckuva game - how ironic a too many men hurt COL in this game! Hockey Gods giveth and taketh!
Posted by Kaszycki and his Krew on 06/24/22 at 11:01 PM ET
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I can’t see TB winning tonight.
Posted by bigfrog on 06/24/22 at 08:14 PM ET