The Colorado Avalanche will get a second chance at glory on Sunday night. Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final will take place at AMALIE Arena in Tampa Bay, and it is the potential setting for a memorable night for the franchise.
Maybe the Avalanche players felt the nerves in Game 5 up 3-1 in the series in their first attempt to close out the Lightning.
It was a very good performance by Tampa Bay to give themselves another shot. And now the pressure remains on Colorado, who face the prospect of a winner-take-all Game 7 on Tuesday should they fail again to claim the Cup.
The Avalanche know the old sports cliché about the fourth win in a series being the hardest one to achieve. They understand the stakes and realize they let an opportunity slip through their grasps — something that could serve as a wakeup call heading into Sunday night. “That’s what you’re trying to do,” said Colorado head coach Jared Bednar. “We’ve had a heck of a season to this point, job’s not done, so there’s a tremendous amount of focus and determination still left in myself and our team.