2022 NHL Playoffs

[wink87]

As of today, the Lightning lead the Eastern Finals 3-2 over the Rangers meaning one more win will give them a Chance at a Three Peat for the first time since the 1980-1983 Islanders. Game 6 is Saturday at 8PM ET on ESPN.

Vasilevskiy is such a good goaltender, and when his team faces adversity, it seems like he's unstoppable. The Toronto series went the same way, they always seem to find a way to win.

[mellongraig]

Well, it's official - the defending Stanley Cup Champions (Tampa Bay Lightning) will face off against the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final where Tampa is looking to make it three in a row, while Colorado is looking for their first since 1996. Game 1 will begin this Wednesday.

I have to wonder now what the Leafs fans are thinking on what could have been had they won Game 6, or even Game 7 against the Lightning...

[FieldsFan336]

I'm taking Colorado.  Ex-Leaf Nazim Kadri got a lot of hate and threats from people on social media during the second round of the playoffs so I'd like to see his team win the Cup to shut his haters up

[Hag]

My pick is the Bolts.

[TPIR_rules]

Stanley Cup Final prediction:


Colorado over Tampa Bay in 7

[geniusinmath]

My prediction is the Lightning in 5.

[mellongraig]

The Colorado Avalanche are up 2 games to 0 after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0. And I don't think I've seen a lopsided score quite like this in the Stanley Cup Finals for quite some time.

[wink87]

The Colorado Avalanche are up 2 games to 0 after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0. And I don't think I've seen a lopsided score quite like this in the Stanley Cup Finals for quite some time.

I believe the last time there was a score this lopsided in a Stanley Cup Final was in 1991 when the Penguins beat the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 in Game 6.

[mellongraig]

After the Tampa Bay Lightning won 6-2 in Game 3, the Colorado Avalanche win Game 4 in OT 3-2 and are one win away from hoisting the Stanley Cup (they'll have three chances to close it out). No one knew that it went in at first... it was a weird goal.

[PatrickRox80]

No three-peat. The Colorado Avalanche are your Stanley Cup Champions.

[FieldsFan336]

Congrats to the Avs, and I'm especially happy for Kadri!

[mellongraig]

And they won it for the first time since 2001 - it's their third Stanley Cup in franchise history and they win it in Tampa.

[rick420buzz]

And they won it for the first time since 2001 - it's their third Stanley Cup in franchise history and they win it in Tampa.

1996, 2001, 2022. Three trips to the Finals, three Cups.