Gabriel Landeskog scored the first goal of the Stanley Cup Final, and Andre Burakovsky scored the game-winner to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1.
What a great game. Arguably the 2 deepest and best systematic teams goin head to head. No Cinderella stories. Just 2 really good teams battling it out.
@@rafakrukowski2889 Kind of. Betting wise yes only because of home ice advantage and the fact the Avs can hang 7 or 8 on the best teams. But that's like it.
McKinnon wants to score. His teammates want him to score. With that mentality it could cost them the series. There were situations in this game in which had Mckinnon passed rather than shot a teammate would've scored. That mentality could cost them the series in the long run. This is a team game, not all "me me me me me me me."
Didn't matter to me who won the game. I was just HAPPY the goal was a good play goal and not some "garbage" goal or a goal scored that was accidentally deflected into their own net.
Let's just hope the penalty calls stay fairly even, with no favoritism for one team or the other.If it's a penalty it's a penalty. Call it, true to the rulebook.
If it goes that route, I think it would be the avs ... Because if the bolts can't stop the shots ... That was kind of the big advantage they had..no disrespect to the avs ..just think tampa has the better goalie, course score says otherwise if it's black and white lol
What a way to start the series, two heavyweights going toe to toe with no one giving an inch. It's going to be a series to remember, that OT goal came out of nowhere!
@@danielbarritt761 Lol the Canadian farm team league is an embarrassment to the nhl. Should just move all the teams to the USA and set up a true farm league system.
I hope it's a good series. I'm a Bruins fan. So I have no dog in the fight. I'd like to see the Avs win, though. I'm just glad Tampa knocked off the Rangers. Any year that the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers do not win the cup is a good year. Basically, it's been a good year for me since 1994 when the latter won.
My goodness what a game. Give me more of this, give me game 7 overtime with these 2 teams and see what they've got. It's such a treat so see a championship finals with such an "if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best" mantra applying to BOTH teams at this point. Wow.
What an amazing game, this series is shaping up to be fantastic. Hopefully Kuemper gets better as the series goes on and Kadri and Cogliano can come back soon. Go Avs!
This game should be a message for Tampa that Colorado is going to be tougher than Dallas and Montreal from the previous years. What a goal from Burakovsky.
They went 6 games with that Stars the only way It will be tough Is If the Avalanche end up having a elimination game. We will see what happens great game 1
@@oasisraj840 I get what he is saying. Dallas was a good team and Montreal was a fluke team that has Carey Price carrying the team. Colorado is leaps ahead of both those teams.
Yeah it will be but that Vassy's known for getting hot/stronger as a series go on and Tampa is known for losing game once this Stanley Cup year more time than not.. he definitely didn't look sharp that game!.. even have to be a Lightning fan ( which I'm not😄) to know that game 2's and or game 3' is when I've noticed this Lightning team starts to play like themselves ... not too surprised Tampa lost this one.. in fact I'm a little shocked that it even went into overtime but yeah it should be a good one
This is one of the best matchups we've ever seen. A team that's won back to back years with a seemingly unbeatable roster versus a team that was rock bottom a few years ago and now cruised through every opponent so far. We'll remember this one
Is it just me or do the Sportsnet commentators sound wayyy more enthusiastic and excited than the monotone commentators at ESPN except for Ray Ferraro.
ESPN has really dropped the ball this first season, not sure what they were going for. It's like ESPN and TNT tried to divide the qualities of the NBC broadcast (which was bad), and so while TNT has a lot of the people that worked for NBC they've figured out a way to be interesting, engaging and entertaining. ESPN is dry af the way NBC was
This is a far superior broadcast. The ESPN guy sounds bored and it takes away from the entire experience of watching. Not sure why TNT didn't have the cup finals - that's a much better broadcast as well.
@@BBQsquirrel You know what's insane about him? He's not only great at hockey...he's actually capable of providing insightful commentary on DOZENS of sports. If you watch the Olympics with him commentating, you'll see what I mean. Dude's just a consummate "sports guy". 👌
Exactly the clash of the titans we all expected. Lightning started off cold but they didn't give up; just gotta get over those mental mistakes on defense! Giveaways in our own zone have been the death of so many playoff runs before this. The Avalanche skate fast and find seams to score on like it's nothing. Can't be giving a team that good those extra chances!
It’s mistakes from both sides if you really look at it lol avs we’re literally puck watching all second period. Avs mistakes was the same as lightning so it’s even! Who really wants it more, that’s what it is js 🤷🏻♂️
@@andresburciaga5897 i just cant help but feel that Tampa might have an edge in this series when it comes to defense and they can shut Colorado down which ultimately may win it for them. They are going to tighten up next game and the Avs have been more prone to mistakes this postseason then tampa on defense.
@@andidede3653 they aren't shutting the Avs offense down, Vasi stealing games is their only real chance (and he could very well steal them the series). Avs are playing JT Compher at 2C and still put up nearly 40 SOG...too much speed and pressure.
Both teams showed their weaknesses, I feel like the Av's has been known for longer, and they're showing across all 4 series that they can overcome the goaltending struggles. Also, the argument is definitely that Vas is better than Frankie and Kuemper, I wouldn't disagree. Av's won. They have a knockout punch with these lines that just keep coming, the depth is incredible. Win's a win baby, let's get 3 more!!!
Burakovsky coming through in the clutch again vs Tampa Bay. Caps fans remember him coming back from injury and scoring 2 goals to put away Tampa in game 7 to send us to the Finals. Go get another Cup Andre!!
He has had a bit of a let down of a season in terms of points/goals compared to a year ago, and even benched several times in these playoffs. Him scoring the game winner is just what he needed to get back to playoff performance he had last season. So happy to see it was him scoring for his and the Avs sake
As a Stars fan, I am so absolutely happy for this dude! I'm glad his drought ended by leaving our horrid and stifling defense first system. He deserves to be allowed to be productive, to be creative, and to win.
Compher play is key 🔑 👌 he screen and for a split second Vasy don't see the shooting lane and decide to drop on his knees! Too late for the lateral movement! GOAL!
@@user-vb1jl6og6b It's definitely early to say that. I'm in no way saying it will definitely go one way or the other. We're one game in, enjoy the series.
Tampa’s second goal and the GW goal is what I love to see. Precise, quick, on the fly passing that can only be replicated by hockey players of the highest echelon. And this is only the first game.
This is probably the most talented matchup in a Stanley Cup Final since maybe Avs against the Devils in 2002... both these teams are hugely talented offensively and defensively and have role players contributing at a very high level.. The Blackhawks Kings rivalry was also tremendous in terms of all round talent but since they were both in the Western Conference they dont fit into this discussion
Классный скоростной хоккей👍 Обе команды заслуженно в финале. Куч просто хоккейный гений) Валера сегодня в режиме монстр👍 Ждём больше таких игр, не хочется чтоб этот праздник заканчивался!
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The NHL playoff system really got it right this time. The two best teams in the NHL right now head to head. Awesome series to watch even for a fan of neither team like me. Just great hockey on display.
I just dont think the Bolts have faced such a fast paced team in the playoffs. Everyone always doubts the Avs until they face them on the ice and realize they are able to skate circles. Avs made quite a few mistakes. They need to tighten that up. Kuemper has been out for a long time he was bound to be a bit rough. We got this. GO AVS!
@@JarradBruessel32 New York was slow. Very slow. Toronto was decent. Probably why it went to 7. And yes Makar made a mistake as I said. Multiple mistakes tonight. But the Avs are just faster but I don't expect you to accept that since you're a Tampa fan
It is true that experience matters in the Stanley Cup finals. There is no doubt about it. The Tampa Bay Lightning has far more experience by a country mile. However, that doesn’t mean the Avs don’t have vets who have never been to the finals. One of them is Andre Burakovsky, who knows a little bit about scoring in the finals. I understand that Bednar had to change up the bottom six, but the third line had a very rough night. Lehkonen, Helm and O’Connor finished with -5 combined. Tampa’s top line punished them brutally with goals from Palat and Sergachev. There was no complacency or quit in the 2nd period. The Lightning just turned up another gear. This is where the team really miss Cogliano and Kadri. Cogliano would really help alleviate Lehkonen on some defensive duties while Kadri would help in the powerplay and face offs. Nico Sturm should be banned from taking faceoffs in this series. He was the worst performer by going 1 for 5 for the night. The Lightning’s bottom six outplayed the Avs’ bottom six easily. It was so bad that Bednar pretty much benched Newhook, Aube-Kubel and Sturm for majority of the game. All of these players had less than 8 minutes of ice time. Meanwhile, Bellemare, Maroon and Perry played in double digit minutes. I was definitely not happy with the line change attempt by the Avs within the first 2 minutes into the 2nd period that almost led to a Lightning goal. Tighter line changes should be a priority. One of the things I was pleased to see is Colorado taking advantage of the powerplay. Tampa is ranked 2nd in penalty minutes in the playoffs. This is something they need to take advantage of whenever the opportunity arises. It was also great to see them kill penalties calmly and quickly. Best player on the ice for the Avs was Valerie Nichushkin and it wasn’t even close. His style of play threatened the Lightning all night long. His efforts paid off greatly with a goal and game winning assist to Burakovsky. Nichushkin’s fingerprints were all over the ice tonight. There are reports that Nichushkin and the Avs couldn’t come to an agreement for a contract extension before the start of the regular season. Sakic cannot be stingy with this man when all he has done is produce. We’ll see how that saga unfolds in 2 weeks. I thought this stat was very interesting. In the regular season, Vasilevskiy has the worst save percentage against the Avalanche in his career with a .877 SV%. This is with a sample size of 5 games. Take it with a grain of salt as it can be considered misleading. This game reminded me of game 1 against the Blues. Avs in 5 because the Blues and Lightning have one thing in common when they face the Avs: they don’t have the speed to keep up. That suspicion was confirmed after tonight.
@@day1avsfan907 Fair point. I was speaking under the assumption where Cogliano or Kadri was not injured. Someone else needs to step up because Sturm cannot be taking anymore faceoffs
Commenting as a "casual" hockey fan that goal at 4:33 was a thing of BEAUTY. I wish that college and pro basketball would try to mimick the flow of hockey, and tell the refs to stop calling fouls a million times a game.
If thats the kind of ball you wanna watch then go to the park. Other then that. Carry on. It was a thing of beauty. Might wanna watch soccer too. No not being sarcastic. Some of those goals are a thing of beauty as well.
Lightning realizing what it's like to play a real team for the Cup final. But what an awesome game!?! How the hell Nick Paul redirect his own shot into the net? And that Kucherov Palat play was disgusting. Gotta love playoff hockey!
Bolts have been playing "real teams" throughout the playoffs (Leafs, Panthers, Rags) = Avs are the ones who've been playing softies... This series should def go the limit to Gm7 with more OT's to come!! GO BOLTS!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
@@Roostermania2010 I didn't say playoffs...I said Stanley cup final. I was making a jab at the Habs and Stars in the previous years. Lightning didn't have any easy road to get here for sure. I was just pointing out that the last series won't be near as easy this year.
@@klava27 Yeah, okay... No question, the 2022 Avs are superior to the 2021 Canadiens & 2020 Stars... and I hate, Hate, HATE the Montreal Canadiens (always have, always will).
Game 2 will be a rougher time. Both teams are awake now. Tampa has the opportunity to learn and capitalise on Avs weaknesses and mistakes. Avs has the opportunity to improve their defence drills and recovery hustle. One thing for sure, Avs have that crucial first game, seeing their offence is a thing of beauty because it's just constant! Let's get game 2.
Lightning's Goalie played spectacular. Good enough to win that's for sure. Kuemper didn't play all that great great but enough to win. Will definitely need to play better though.
He really didn’t. His SV % was below 90% (as was Kuemper’s). Kind of a poor showing by both. However Vas is an excellent goalie as a rule. He will be better next game. Hopefully Kemper will too.
that chance a minute into the 3rd period, if the lightning take the lead there, it would've been a back breaker. I love the lightning's value in this series. Gambling wise.
Nice game as expected. Avs were the better team today but the worst thing they can do is to start underestimating Tampa and getting too comfortable that they are the better team.
Puck randomly bounces directly to Colorado three separate times on the same game-winning play. Amazing. Two clears and one blocked shot, right to the Avs. Combine all that talent with great luck/bounces and the Avs are a scary looking machine.
Now that’s how you begin a Stanley Cup Final! Excellent game!
@@MarcoCostantini33 But they won... 😂
@@MarcoCostantini33 blowing a 2 goal lead to the leagues defending back to back Champs and still winning? That's an alright outcome lol
@@MarcoCostantini33 losing 3-1 lead isnt too rare in hockey
@@MarcoCostantini33 well its tampa they are playing... both these teams are so stacked up front
@@dutchvanderlinde2442 trust me ik lol im a leafs fan😐😐😐🔫🔫🔫🔫
This series is going to be one for the ages I think, what a game!
What a great game.
Arguably the 2 deepest and best systematic teams goin head to head. No Cinderella stories. Just 2 really good teams battling it out.
great potential for more OTs, looks like AVs are the favs though this year
Not arguable, it's undeniable fact 😂 these are the two best teams in the league and have been for a couple years
@@rafakrukowski2889 Kind of. Betting wise yes only because of home ice advantage and the fact the Avs can hang 7 or 8 on the best teams. But that's like it.
Hoping the Avs win it this year, for as good a team as they are, they deserve to have the Stanley Cup again after 20 years.
McKinnon wants to score. His teammates want him to score. With that mentality it could cost them the series. There were situations in this game in which had Mckinnon passed rather than shot a teammate would've scored. That mentality could cost them the series in the long run. This is a team game, not all "me me me me me me me."
Such a great look to the series. Wouldn't be surprised if a couple more games go to OT
Didn't matter to me who won the game. I was just HAPPY the goal was a good play goal and not some "garbage" goal or a goal scored that was accidentally deflected into their own net.
Let's just hope the penalty calls stay fairly even, with no favoritism for one team or the other.If it's a penalty it's a penalty. Call it, true to the rulebook.
If it goes that route, I think it would be the avs ... Because if the bolts can't stop the shots ... That was kind of the big advantage they had..no disrespect to the avs ..just think tampa has the better goalie, course score says otherwise if it's black and white lol
Come onnnnnnnn game 7 OT! 🤞
@@GVoodoo hmm
What a way to start the series, two heavyweights going toe to toe with no one giving an inch. It's going to be a series to remember, that OT goal came out of nowhere!
America’s Game!
@@rogerc23 Canada's game *
@@danielbarritt761 Lol the Canadian farm team league is an embarrassment to the nhl. Should just move all the teams to the USA and set up a true farm league system.
@@rogerc23 LOL more than half of your favourite teams are made up of canadians 😂, relax bud
@@rogerc23 yet somehow Team Canada almost always wins.. cry more bud
Huge win, let's get 3 more!
Yessir, Colorado deserves it
I hope it's a good series. I'm a Bruins fan. So I have no dog in the fight. I'd like to see the Avs win, though. I'm just glad Tampa knocked off the Rangers. Any year that the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers do not win the cup is a good year. Basically, it's been a good year for me since 1994 when the latter won.
@@ajaded1 93 and 94 must have been a rough couple of years for you with both those teams winning the Cup on after the other.
Wild fan here. Let’s go avalanche
Wow,just wow
My goodness what a game. Give me more of this, give me game 7 overtime with these 2 teams and see what they've got. It's such a treat so see a championship finals with such an "if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best" mantra applying to BOTH teams at this point. Wow.
Avs in 5....
Kucherov set up was unreal tho
These guys leave it all on the ice. Great sport with insane atheletics and speed. Great examples for young men !
What an amazing game, this series is shaping up to be fantastic. Hopefully Kuemper gets better as the series goes on and Kadri and Cogliano can come back soon. Go Avs!
Francouz>Kuemper
Every game is gonna look like this. If we don't go to at least 6 games, I'll be shocked.
As an Av's fan tampa will win in 6
Kuemper looked pretty good for a guy that hasn't played in more than two weeks. I think he'll be able to continue knocking off the rust as they go.
@@mrquirky3626 kuemper is trash he gave up 3 goals on 23 shots that's not gonna get it done
Валера просто монстр какой-то, грейт джоб Ничьюшкин!
Гренадер.
This game should be a message for Tampa that Colorado is going to be tougher than Dallas and Montreal from the previous years.
What a goal from Burakovsky.
💀💀💀💀 winnin Back to Back is tougher than makin da playoffs goofy
@@oasisraj840 tf you talking about
They went 6 games with that Stars the only way It will be tough Is If the Avalanche end up having a elimination game. We will see what happens great game 1
@@oasisraj840 lighten up Francis. Always a goof to say something stupid🤨😂
@@oasisraj840 I get what he is saying. Dallas was a good team and Montreal was a fluke team that has Carey Price carrying the team. Colorado is leaps ahead of both those teams.
Now this is a Stanley cup Final for the ages, 2x cup champs vs the best they've ever been avalanche. This will be Legendary.
Yeah it will be but that Vassy's known for getting hot/stronger as a series go on and Tampa is known for losing game once this Stanley Cup year more time than not.. he definitely didn't look sharp that game!.. even have to be a Lightning fan ( which I'm not😄) to know that game 2's and or game 3' is when I've noticed this Lightning team starts to play like themselves ... not too surprised Tampa lost this one.. in fact I'm a little shocked that it even went into overtime but yeah it should be a good one
I won’t say this is the best the avalanche has Ever been don’t forget Sakic ,forsberg ,tanguay , Roy, Foote , Heiduk , plus many more on the 2001 team
@@bryonmadrid2431 Agreed. This team still has to win the Stanley Cup, which the 2001 team did.
This is one of the best matchups we've ever seen. A team that's won back to back years with a seemingly unbeatable roster versus a team that was rock bottom a few years ago and now cruised through every opponent so far. We'll remember this one
I hope it goes to 7, just want to see more of this action!
Is it just me or do the Sportsnet commentators sound wayyy more enthusiastic and excited than the monotone commentators at ESPN except for Ray Ferraro.
Chris Cuthbert is one of the best in the business
ESPN has really dropped the ball this first season, not sure what they were going for. It's like ESPN and TNT tried to divide the qualities of the NBC broadcast (which was bad), and so while TNT has a lot of the people that worked for NBC they've figured out a way to be interesting, engaging and entertaining. ESPN is dry af the way NBC was
Ray is Canadian so he's out of place with those guys. They just don't express the same level of emotion and enthusiasm for the game.
This is a far superior broadcast. The ESPN guy sounds bored and it takes away from the entire experience of watching. Not sure why TNT didn't have the cup finals - that's a much better broadcast as well.
@@BBQsquirrel You know what's insane about him? He's not only great at hockey...he's actually capable of providing insightful commentary on DOZENS of sports.
If you watch the Olympics with him commentating, you'll see what I mean. Dude's just a consummate "sports guy". 👌
Game 1 went exactly how I thought this series would go, two great teams, this should be one of the better finals in a while.
Хочется больше и дольше этого праздника))) вперёд, парни!
Exactly the clash of the titans we all expected. Lightning started off cold but they didn't give up; just gotta get over those mental mistakes on defense! Giveaways in our own zone have been the death of so many playoff runs before this. The Avalanche skate fast and find seams to score on like it's nothing. Can't be giving a team that good those extra chances!
That turnover by the D is what did the Bolts in for the OT winner... Cannot do that vs Avs = Bolts need to steal Gm2
It’s mistakes from both sides if you really look at it lol avs we’re literally puck watching all second period. Avs mistakes was the same as lightning so it’s even! Who really wants it more, that’s what it is js 🤷🏻♂️
@@andresburciaga5897 i just cant help but feel that Tampa might have an edge in this series when it comes to defense and they can shut Colorado down which ultimately may win it for them. They are going to tighten up next game and the Avs have been more prone to mistakes this postseason then tampa on defense.
@@andidede3653 they aren't shutting the Avs offense down, Vasi stealing games is their only real chance (and he could very well steal them the series). Avs are playing JT Compher at 2C and still put up nearly 40 SOG...too much speed and pressure.
I hope tampa gets swept 👎
Go AVALANCHE! Yes a heavy weight match. Vaselesky still has me concerned. Been 21 years, always an AVS fan👍
How I wish Vas played for us 😅
Only reason the Lightning ever make it this far.
Vaseline was leaky tonight. He's great, but defeatable.
I feel the Av's will lose in 6
@@klava27 If you really believe that, you clearly haven’t been watching hockey.
The Can was absolutely rocking tonight, loudest I have ever heard it.
You mean the Sack
@@jacksimmons8573 lmao
Both teams showed their weaknesses, I feel like the Av's has been known for longer, and they're showing across all 4 series that they can overcome the goaltending struggles. Also, the argument is definitely that Vas is better than Frankie and Kuemper, I wouldn't disagree. Av's won. They have a knockout punch with these lines that just keep coming, the depth is incredible. Win's a win baby, let's get 3 more!!!
This is gonna be a hell of a series! Can't wait for this to go seven!
Avs 4-0
It’s not going to seven lol
@@flooodo what are you on as to where you thing the avs can sweep the champs you must be on that good stuff
@@flooodo bruh lmao, they barely won the first game. First two goals were soft, third goal was from a 5 on 3, last goal was good though.
@@nathanantone7261 You were on that good stuff earlier when you said the Avs were getting swept. Eat your words, clown lmao
3 More Boys, Happy Burky finally got something goin
This is going to be one of the greatest finals in a long time
It has already been one of the best playoffs in a long time. Only fitting the finals is as well
Since 2013 or 2015 I'd say
@@TheDerpp 2012 & 2018 was pretty neat too, kings winning their first, and caps in 2018
@@TheKisjIn 2018 everyone knew The Caps would win.........
@@brendo6196 i was kinda hoping vegas would win, first year in the league, win the whole thing right away, and be done with it
Unstoppable force vs immovable object. Lets go Avs! 🔥 💪 🔥
Валера 😳 ключевой игрок был !!! Может же 💪🤞
Burakovsky coming through in the clutch again vs Tampa Bay. Caps fans remember him coming back from injury and scoring 2 goals to put away Tampa in game 7 to send us to the Finals. Go get another Cup Andre!!
BURRAAYY! BURRRAAY!
He has had a bit of a let down of a season in terms of points/goals compared to a year ago, and even benched several times in these playoffs. Him scoring the game winner is just what he needed to get back to playoff performance he had last season. So happy to see it was him scoring for his and the Avs sake
Go Avalanche! This is already a great series.
That was probably the best game Nichuskin has ever played in the NHL. What a game
As a Stars fan, I am so absolutely happy for this dude! I'm glad his drought ended by leaving our horrid and stifling defense first system. He deserves to be allowed to be productive, to be creative, and to win.
Only caught the 3rd period and OT because I worked but what I saw was an amazing game. This is going to be a fun series.
Its actually ridiculous how flexible vasilevski is. He almost had that last one.
Not even close...
Almost counts in hand grenades and horse shoes.
I’m also a a goalie and he wasn’t even close even if he reacted in time he still wouldn’t have made the save it was too far to the left post
Not even close bro!
It's ridiculous how close the Av's were to choking another playoff game away
This is basically Goliath vs Goliath. Haven’t seen two high power teams go at it like this in the Finals in a long time.
Compher play is key 🔑 👌 he screen and for a split second Vasy don't see the shooting lane and decide to drop on his knees! Too late for the lateral movement! GOAL!
Compher is a Avalanche gaining momentum through these playoff! Massive play!
Damnit that was a fantastic start to this series from both teams! Well done gentlemen! Can't wait for Game 2!
Great game! Great series so far! Go Avs!
Все равно тампа выиграет кубок
@@user-vb1jl6og6b It's definitely early to say that. I'm in no way saying it will definitely go one way or the other. We're one game in, enjoy the series.
Tampa-TAMPAX!
This will be an amazing series
As an Oilers fan, I reaaallly hope the Avalanche take it home!
Thank you! Super classy. McDavid and Drai are unreal. I'm sure we'll face off again soon.
Tampa’s second goal and the GW goal is what I love to see. Precise, quick, on the fly passing that can only be replicated by hockey players of the highest echelon. And this is only the first game.
This is the series I wanted two great teams going head to head avalanche versus Tampa is the series I was hoping for the finals
Шикарный пас Кучерова! Бомбическая игра обеих команд! Молодцы парни!!!
Валера, конечно, красава. Столько молчать и выдать матч отличный.
вы не правы он стабильно разрушителем работал весь сезон
This is probably the most talented matchup in a Stanley Cup Final since maybe Avs against the Devils in 2002... both these teams are hugely talented offensively and defensively and have role players contributing at a very high level..
The Blackhawks Kings rivalry was also tremendous in terms of all round talent but since they were both in the Western Conference they dont fit into this discussion
@@flounder You are right, thanks for the correction
This series is gonna be fun. This is the Finals we want.
This is going to go into the pantheon of the most mythic finals in NHL history such as Pittsburgh/Detroit 09 and Boston/Vancouver 11.
Awww 2011.... :)
@@davidmetzler6670 Dang bro....
Великолепный матч.
Incredible game love this Finals series!
Colorado is the real deal!
Although I love the underdog unlikely runs, it's nice to see 2 goliaths go head to head.
Gonna be a good one! Interested to see how Avs respond when they’re trailing but to come back and win after blowing a 2 goal lead is big. Go Avs!
Been doing it all playoffs long from a deficit... bring it! Resilience is this team's calling card.
7 comeback wins this postseason
@@Sailor1899 and undefeated on the road. Have home ice. Undefeated in OT...tough sledding for any opponent.
@@Sailor1899 do you know what comeback means
They were never down
@@rsk9228 umm yes they were ... game 4 in Edmonton . It was 3-1 oilers and then 4-2 oilers
What a fantastic game 1. I was getting sick of snooze fest cup finals, this series should be one of the all time greats.
Вот это заруба! Обе команды достойны чашки.
What a game! 👏🏻
Классный скоростной хоккей👍 Обе команды заслуженно в финале. Куч просто хоккейный гений) Валера сегодня в режиме монстр👍 Ждём больше таких игр, не хочется чтоб этот праздник заканчивался!
Paul has a way of hanging on just long enough to get the goal. Great player.
as a caps fan I am happy for burky especially after this crucial game one ot goal, LETS GO AVS!!
Much respect! Burka has not had the showing this playoffs that he would have preferred... still time to shine! Good to see him get on the sheet.
For the first game it was a amazing game hope all games go down like this
There's sure to be more OT's this series, just as I suspected... But right off the bat in Game 1?? WOW!!! :O
@@Roostermania2010 i agree 100%
i like both these teams i dont care who takes it but damn thats some fun hockey
What an assist on that game winner
Lucky deflection.
@@lwh7301 lucky/unlucky, it was a goal and thats what matters :D
@@lwh7301 it wasn't really that lucky from nichuskin's forecheck came two goals. Tampa didn't do that well under all that pressure.
It feels we'll wait incredible series!
The Avs just looked so much faster
That’s because vasy is the whole Tampa team. Without vasy. Tampa gets booted first round every playoffs
Every game is different. The Maple Leafs looked extremely fast and on another level in Game 1 as well. It's all about in series adjustments.
@@JasonSmith-om4lr Thing is, Avs play this fast all the time. It's kinda crazy to watch really
Jason late no more Herg, late no more got it👌OK then i delate no more. calgray lames sux. 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕wtf, loll, lmao PERIODt.
@@Nathanstein592 nope, its bcos i dealte no more, if i don't delate no more, late no doubt will delate anyway. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
Great game! Avs came out on fire 🔥 scoring 4 first period goals. And 3 were in the right net.
@@dnl4ever666 delate no more high KOODA, take the damn L & goto FUKIN U. with the fake Al Grundau & choketthews. x + orange. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
@@dnl4ever666 PK X + Orange look 7, look 9, look none, none head, none face, 7 head, 7 face, 9 head, 9 face. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣i delate no more high. on 7, on 9, on none, on 7-7, on 7-9, on 9-9, on none 7, on none 9, on none 7-7, on none 7-9, on none 9-9. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂delate no more, delate no paul, late no doubt delate.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅i "DLLM, DLLMH, DLLMGH". wtf, loll, lmao PERIODt.
@@ohgeorgee7570 Sooo what happened?
The NHL playoff system really got it right this time. The two best teams in the NHL right now head to head. Awesome series to watch even for a fan of neither team like me. Just great hockey on display.
I feel like this series offers the best shot at game 7 OT in the finals in several decades...please, please, please, hockey gods! Do it! 🤩🤞
What a first game that was
I enjoyed this game )) Go Avalanche )) Go WEST !😀
what a game! reminds me finals when Detroit and Pittsburgh were clashing in 2000s
there was some really beautiful team goals tonight
I just dont think the Bolts have faced such a fast paced team in the playoffs. Everyone always doubts the Avs until they face them on the ice and realize they are able to skate circles. Avs made quite a few mistakes. They need to tighten that up. Kuemper has been out for a long time he was bound to be a bit rough. We got this. GO AVS!
Avs made some mistakes but it was crazy seeing the 1st period having Tampa on their heels!
Kucherov and palat skated around makar and toews and left them standing still. Toronto is fast too and so is new york. Florida is as well.
@@JarradBruessel32 Too bad that didn't win them the game, though. Avs made it count, Tampa didn't.
@@JarradBruessel32 I don't think you actually watched the game.
@@JarradBruessel32 New York was slow. Very slow. Toronto was decent. Probably why it went to 7. And yes Makar made a mistake as I said. Multiple mistakes tonight. But the Avs are just faster but I don't expect you to accept that since you're a Tampa fan
It is true that experience matters in the Stanley Cup finals. There is no doubt about it. The Tampa Bay Lightning has far more experience by a country mile. However, that doesn’t mean the Avs don’t have vets who have never been to the finals. One of them is Andre Burakovsky, who knows a little bit about scoring in the finals.
I understand that Bednar had to change up the bottom six, but the third line had a very rough night. Lehkonen, Helm and O’Connor finished with -5 combined. Tampa’s top line punished them brutally with goals from Palat and Sergachev. There was no complacency or quit in the 2nd period. The Lightning just turned up another gear. This is where the team really miss Cogliano and Kadri. Cogliano would really help alleviate Lehkonen on some defensive duties while Kadri would help in the powerplay and face offs. Nico Sturm should be banned from taking faceoffs in this series. He was the worst performer by going 1 for 5 for the night. The Lightning’s bottom six outplayed the Avs’ bottom six easily. It was so bad that Bednar pretty much benched Newhook, Aube-Kubel and Sturm for majority of the game. All of these players had less than 8 minutes of ice time. Meanwhile, Bellemare, Maroon and Perry played in double digit minutes. I was definitely not happy with the line change attempt by the Avs within the first 2 minutes into the 2nd period that almost led to a Lightning goal. Tighter line changes should be a priority.
One of the things I was pleased to see is Colorado taking advantage of the powerplay. Tampa is ranked 2nd in penalty minutes in the playoffs. This is something they need to take advantage of whenever the opportunity arises. It was also great to see them kill penalties calmly and quickly.
Best player on the ice for the Avs was Valerie Nichushkin and it wasn’t even close. His style of play threatened the Lightning all night long. His efforts paid off greatly with a goal and game winning assist to Burakovsky. Nichushkin’s fingerprints were all over the ice tonight. There are reports that Nichushkin and the Avs couldn’t come to an agreement for a contract extension before the start of the regular season. Sakic cannot be stingy with this man when all he has done is produce. We’ll see how that saga unfolds in 2 weeks.
I thought this stat was very interesting. In the regular season, Vasilevskiy has the worst save percentage against the Avalanche in his career with a .877 SV%. This is with a sample size of 5 games. Take it with a grain of salt as it can be considered misleading.
This game reminded me of game 1 against the Blues. Avs in 5 because the Blues and Lightning have one thing in common when they face the Avs: they don’t have the speed to keep up. That suspicion was confirmed after tonight.
Kadri ain't taking draws if he comes back
@@day1avsfan907 Fair point. I was speaking under the assumption where Cogliano or Kadri was not injured. Someone else needs to step up because Sturm cannot be taking anymore faceoffs
Choo Choo train entered the station today. True 3 zone beast!
Avs played with passion and won a great game. I hope the cup comes to the West. Go Avs Go!
Never ever thought I'd see Lehkonen lighting the lamp so many times on special units team
he's beast
3 MORE WINS TO GO LETS GO #GoAvsGo
3 more wins please guys!! What a game!
Go TAMPA!!! Болеем за наших!!!!
Commenting as a "casual" hockey fan that goal at 4:33 was a thing of BEAUTY. I wish that college and pro basketball would try to mimick the flow of hockey, and tell the refs to stop calling fouls a million times a game.
If thats the kind of ball you wanna watch then go to the park. Other then that. Carry on. It was a thing of beauty. Might wanna watch soccer too. No not being sarcastic. Some of those goals are a thing of beauty as well.
@@neldawg593 You like watching hoops with a whistle being blown repeatedly?
Lightning realizing what it's like to play a real team for the Cup final. But what an awesome game!?! How the hell Nick Paul redirect his own shot into the net? And that Kucherov Palat play was disgusting. Gotta love playoff hockey!
Bolts have been playing "real teams" throughout the playoffs (Leafs, Panthers, Rags) = Avs are the ones who've been playing softies... This series should def go the limit to Gm7 with more OT's to come!! GO BOLTS!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
@@Roostermania201088 is the only player that could win y’all this series.
@@Roostermania2010 I didn't say playoffs...I said Stanley cup final. I was making a jab at the Habs and Stars in the previous years. Lightning didn't have any easy road to get here for sure. I was just pointing out that the last series won't be near as easy this year.
agreed that this is the best of the 3 teams TB has faced in the final
@@klava27 Yeah, okay... No question, the 2022 Avs are superior to the 2021 Canadiens & 2020 Stars... and I hate, Hate, HATE the Montreal Canadiens (always have, always will).
What a game!!! Shut out🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Tremendous hockey game with great skating !!!
If Game 1 was this good, we might be in for the best Finals since 2019
You thought 2019 was that good?
@@TheDerpp The Bruins got f-d so yes. But it was entertaining. Going to Game 7 kind of proves that point.
@@JRFP8 I'm a Bruins fan so idk how other fans perceived the matchup
If Colorado doesn't get the cup this year I will be truly disappointed. (From a STLBlues fan)
A Blues fan and Blackhawks fan agreeing on something? Well, I'll be damned. Guess we're both on the Colorado train.
Absolutely nothing will stop the Avs. Incredible.
Finally a great matchup in the Finals!
Колорадцы рано радуются. Победа конечно важна. Но Тампа не была бы дважды чемпионом, если бы не была Тампой!!! Верим, кубок будет у молний!!!
Трижды в 21 веке никто чемпионом не был, Тампаксы вероятно продуют!
Colorado is now 33-14 in Game 1 since last year!
Theyve been home because of seeding most of these. Still impressive
Game 2 will be a rougher time.
Both teams are awake now.
Tampa has the opportunity to learn and capitalise on Avs weaknesses and mistakes.
Avs has the opportunity to improve their defence drills and recovery hustle.
One thing for sure, Avs have that crucial first game, seeing their offence is a thing of beauty because it's just constant!
Let's get game 2.
4-3, overtime, home team wins, good way to start.
Avalanche is legit so fun to watch. Don't be like the rangers boys. FOOT. ON. THE. THROAT.
Lightning's Goalie played spectacular. Good enough to win that's for sure. Kuemper didn't play all that great great but enough to win. Will definitely need to play better though.
He really didn’t. His SV % was below 90% (as was Kuemper’s). Kind of a poor showing by both. However Vas is an excellent goalie as a rule. He will be better next game. Hopefully Kemper will too.
@@jennaarmerding81 after the 1st period he saved like 30 in a row!
И чем же он плох? По игре Колорадо перебросала Тампу почти в двое, и если бы не Васька, то всё закончилось бы задолго до овертайма.
Vasy was so bad 1st period..
@@jennaarmerding81 7 goals is a good goalie?
that chance a minute into the 3rd period, if the lightning take the lead there, it would've been a back breaker. I love the lightning's value in this series. Gambling wise.
This is the Stanley Cup broadcasting team we all deserve, and yet we're stuck with ESPN and their monotone crew (except Ray - he's good)
Валера-огонь!!!😂🔥🔥🔥
Валерий супер
What a fantastic game!!!!
Amazing game, 3 more like it! Let's go boys, let's go!
Nice game as expected. Avs were the better team today but the worst thing they can do is to start underestimating Tampa and getting too comfortable that they are the better team.
I think they sorted that out in this very game. Had a bad second period and came out with a really good third.
@@bdenver601 My thoughts exactly. Tampa is a good team and we can’t let them catch us slipping
@@dannyhammond9635 Definitely can't let them catch us slipping, that's how they win their games.
Хорошое начало финала ✌🏻😎
Puck randomly bounces directly to Colorado three separate times on the same game-winning play. Amazing. Two clears and one blocked shot, right to the Avs. Combine all that talent with great luck/bounces and the Avs are a scary looking machine.
gonna be a tight series what a game~