Colorado Avalanche, 2022 Stanley Cup Champions
Denver team managed in 6 games to beat the reigning champion Tampa Bay Lightning to get the 3rd title in its history.
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It is a high victory for this new team, it has been resisted since 2001 in the times of historical figures such as Joe Sakic, Patrick Roy, Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote, and more players who left the first great deeds after the franchise was previously the Quebec Nordiques in the 70s and 80s.
The regular season for Avalanche was the best possible ideal, they finished first in the Central Division, with the best record in the Western Conference of 56-19 and with a high lineup of favorites that they would not waste.
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Great rivals were found in the playoffs, but their efforts were not enough with an inspired team. They swept the Preds in 4 games in the 1st round, if they had tough battles against the Blues managing to win 6 games in the 2nd round and in the Conference finals against some promising Oilers they also applied the sweep to return to the Stanley Cup Finals anxiety after 21 years of absence.
The rival would be nothing less than the two-time champion, TB Lightning who longed for a three-peat, something that has not been seen in the league since the 80s with the New York Islanders and in professional sports in the USA with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000- 2002. The first 2 games were a clear sign that the Avs wanted to take everything, with a tight 4-3 in overtime and a scandalous 7-0.
But TB would not be far behind and would win Games 3 and 5, the latter in Colorado, but the Avs had previously won in Game 4. With all this, the situation would be defined at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, where it was a game dominated by the defense and many situations, but the goals of Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen coming from behind, plus the excellent performance of goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper, ended giving them the title.
This is how he left this season where the Seattle Kraken officially debuted, the Vegas Golden Knight did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time. The bad streak of Canadian teams continues to obtain the coveted title again.
But those who will celebrate for a long time are the people of Colorado with their heroes.
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