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Colorado Avalanche live it up as they celebrate Stanley Cup title at parade
Later, Erik Johnson took the stage and got the crowd to participate in a giant sing-along to the team’s adopted anthem, “All The Small Things” by blink-182. From A (alcohol, lots of alcohol) to Z (Zamboni drivers taking the road), the parade held Thursday to celebrate Colorado’s Stanley Cup title offered a little bit of […]
Continue readingStanley Cup Final Game 6: Betting tips and picks for Colorado Avalanche-Tampa Bay Lightning
As always, you can catch the action live on ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App at 8 p.m. ET, with ESPN+ offering a live stats feed and bonus camera angles. All odds below courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Puck line: Colorado -1.5 Money line: Colorado (-115), Tampa Bay (-105) Total: 6 Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: […]
Continue reading2022 Stanley Cup Final: Who wins Game 6 of Avalanche-Lightning?
The Stanley Cup Final will last at least six games this year after the Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 5 3-2, keeping the Colorado Avalanche away from the Cup for at least two more days. Game 6 is Sunday in Tampa (8 ET, ABC and ESPN+). With Colorado leading the series 3-2, what are the […]
Continue reading2022 Stanley Cup Final: How Nathan MacKinnon can pull out of a scoring drought
The Colorado Avalanche superstar is mired in a mini scoring drought, with zero goals and two assists through three Cup Final games against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was held off the scoresheet entirely in Colorado’s 6-2 drubbing by the Lightning in Game 3. The old MacKinnon would have cursed his lack of production, dangerously […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper skeptical of NHL video review system
“I’m a believer — and I don’t know if I’m in the minority on this — but I don’t know if that should be in our hands,” Cooper said after Tampa Bay’s 6-2 win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final that cut the Colorado Avalanche’s series lead to 2-1. “If it’s either onside […]
Continue reading2022 Stanley Cup Final: Best moments, scenes and breakdown from Colorado Avalanche-Tampa Bay Lightning Game 4
The Tampa Bay Lightning looked like they were poised to tie things up in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche , but the Avs had other plans on Wednesday. Host Tampa Bay went up 1-0 less than a minute into the first period, as Anthony Cirelli put one in after another shot […]
Continue reading2022 Stanley Cup Final: What we learned in Game 4 as the Colorado Avalanche go up 3-1 on the Tampa Bay Lightning
Following two straight blowouts in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, Game 4 was an absolute thriller between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning. The game was deadlocked at 2-2 after regulation. Then at 12:02 of overtime, Nazem Kadri scored the game-winning goal — yes, the same Nazem Kadri who was playing in his first […]
Continue readingColorado Avalanche travel without injured Andre Burakovsky ahead of Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final
DENVER — Colorado’s Andre Burakovsky will not travel with the team to Tampa on Sunday after suffering an injury in the Avalanche’s 7-0 drubbing of the Lightning in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday. Coach Jared Bednar said Burakovsky is still being evaluated and would join the Avalanche in Tampa on Monday. […]
Continue reading2022 Stanley Cup Final: Answering the biggest questions for Colorado Avalanche-Tampa Bay Lightning
The 2022 Stanley Cup Final is set to begin Wednesday night in Denver, and it promises to be one of the best matchups in recent memory. The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to become the first team to three-peat since the New York Islanders won four in a row from 1980 to 1983. The high-flying […]
Continue readingStanley Cup 2022: Avalanche survive in OT against Lightning and more scenes from Game 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche met Wednesday night for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final and it was a thrilling affair, with the Avalanche winning 4-3 in overtime. The Lightning have their sights set on a three-peat, which would be the first time a team has won three consecutive NHL championships since […]
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