With a 1-1 draw in the second half, Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen scored the game-defining goal.
The Lightning won the most recent two Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.
Avalanche defender and Norris Trophy 2021-2022 winner Cale Makar was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the knockout stages after scoring 29 points in the post-season prize.
“I tried not to look at the clock too much. I just tried to stay in the moment.” Makar said after the match.
“The pure joy of being able to take off the gloves and experience it again. Like I said, it’s been amazing to experience that with such a great group,” he added.
Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar recounts the final moments of the game.
“I was so nervous. I didn’t even know the finish time. I saw the boys starting to celebrate on the bench and I said, ‘there’s still seven seconds to go; they’re celebrating. For what?’ That’s the kind of intensity we had there.”
Avalanche ended the 2022 NHL knockout round with a 9-1 record against the away team. The team’s only loss was to Tampa Bay in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Their nine road wins set a franchise record for the most in a playoff year and ended with the second-highest winning streak in NHL history behind six clubs with 10, most recently when St. . Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019.
