Avalanche end Lightning's reign, win Stanley Cup for first time since 2001

Colorado Avalanche win third Stanley Cup championship in franchise history after defeating Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6

But MacKinnon tied it up at 1:54 of the second period on a one-timer during a delayed penalty. The Lightning had argued that they touched the puck after the penalty, which should have resulted in the play being called dead, but the referees disagreed.

The Avalanche have steadily improved since finishing last overall in 2016-17 and had finished second, first and third overall the past three regular seasons. General manager Joe Sakic, the Avalanche's captain during the franchise's 1996 and 2001 championships, spent the 2022 trade deadline adding grit on the blue line and improving the penalty killing. Defenseman Josh Manson helped with both, and forwards Lehkonen, Nico Sturm and Andrew Cogliano kill penalties.

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