Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche

Stanley Cup Final - Game 2 • COL leads series 2-0

51-23-8, 24-15-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	0	0	0	0
Avalanche COL	3	2	2	7

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

56-19-7, 32-5-4 Home

Avalanche rout Lightning 7-0 to take 2-0 lead in Cup Final

— Cale Makar barely broke a smile after scoring his second goal and Colorado's seventh of the night. He fist-bumped Mikko Rantanen to thank him for the pass and skated to the bench.

Jun 19, 2022, 05:07 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	0	0	0	0
	Avalanche	3	2	2	7

1st Period		COL
2:54	Valeri Nichushkin (7) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Newhook (3), Andre Burakovsky (5)	1
7:55	Josh Manson (3) Assists: Andrew Cogliano (2), Alex Newhook (4)	2
13:52	Andre Burakovsky (3) Assists: Devon Toews (9), Mikko Rantanen (15)	3

2nd Period			TB	COL
4:51		Valeri Nichushkin (8) Assists: Mikko Rantanen (16)	0	4
16:26		Darren Helm (2) Assists: Logan O'Connor (3)	0	5

3rd Period			TB	COL
2:04		Cale Makar (6) (Shorthanded) Assists: Andrew Cogliano (3)	0	6
9:49		Cale Makar (7) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (9), Mikko Rantanen (17)	0	7

LIGHTNING

AVALANCHE

Lightning
3
Avalanche
4

Game 1

16/6

Lightning
0
Avalanche
7

Game 2

19/6

Avalanche
2
Lightning
6

Game 3

21/6

Avalanche
3
Lightning
2

Game 4

23/6

Lightning
3
Avalanche
2

Game 5

25/6

Avalanche
2
Lightning
1

Game 6

27/6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	18	11	3	39
Detroit	18	12	3	39
Montreal	17	11	4	38
Boston	19	14	0	38
Florida	16	13	2	34
Toronto	14	12	5	33
Ottawa	14	13	4	32
Buffalo	14	14	4	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	23	2	7	53
Dallas	21	7	5	47
Minnesota	19	9	5	43
Utah	16	15	3	35
Chicago	13	13	6	32
Winnipeg	15	15	1	31
St. Louis	12	14	7	31
Nashville	12	15	4	28

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Valeri NichushkinRW - COL

Darcy KuemperG - COL

Cale MakarD - COL

Game Information

Video Highlights

Avalanche rout Lightning 7-0 to take 2-0 lead in Cup Final

Shot Chart

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Rangers' Mika Zibanejad sits vs. Ducks after missing team meeting

Sabres fire longtime GM Kevyn Adams, hire Jarmo Kekalainen

Sharks put Smith, Kurashev on IR after crashing into boards