The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the third season in a row. With a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final, the Lightning move on to face the Colorado Avalanche for the NHL’s top prize.
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos played hero with a pair of goals, including the game-winner late in the third that banked in off his body after a great save by Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin. Beyond that, Andrei Vasilevskiy did what he does in elimination games, which is build a forcefield around his own net. Vasilevskiy didn’t have a massive workload, but he stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced, and he answered the bell when called upon.
Shesterkin did everything he could to force a Game 7 in New York, but his offense let him down for the final time in this series.
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ⚡⚡ #StanleyCup #GoBolts https://t.co/nQyOfPJ2l3 pic.twitter.com/8sLbIZU4lj
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) June 12, 2022
BOLTS ADVANCE ⚡ The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final! The Bolts will now return to the Stanley Cup Final for a third straight year!#GoBolts #StanleyCup #NYRvsTBL pic.twitter.com/XtwQvKE7gD
— 10 Tampa Bay (@10TampaBay) June 12, 2022
