via the NHL PR department,

AVALANCHE EYE STANLEY CUP FINAL BERTH

A berth to the 2022 Stanley Cup Final will be on the line for the Avalanche on Monday when they contest Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place. While only two teams in the past 10 years have swept a Conference Finals series (BOS in 2019 & 2013), teams that take a 3-0 series lead in a best-of-seven Conference Finals/Semifinals are a perfect 44-0. That record includes 26 sweeps, 14 five-game victories, two that ended in six games and two that required a winner-take-all Game 7.



* Colorado, 11-2 this postseason, has benefited from its play on the road during the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and have won each of its past six contests as the visitor. Only six teams in NHL history have strung together at least seven consecutive road victories in a single playoff year: 2012 Kings (10 GP), 2010 Blackhawks (7 GP), 1999 Avalanche (7 GP), 1995 Devils (7 GP), 1982 Islanders (7 GP) and 1980 Islanders (7 GP).