Avalanche Dethrone Lightning to Win Stanley Cup for 3rd Time

Avalanche Dethrone Lightning to Win Stanley Cup for 3rd Time
Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) reacts after scoring on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals in Tampa, Fla., on June 26, 2022. AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack
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TAMPA, Fla.—The Colorado Avalanche are back atop hockey’s mountain after dethroning the two-time defending champions.

Behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the final Sunday night.