Avalanche's Andre Burakovsky lives childhood 'dream' to score Stanley Cup game-winner

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Colorado Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky put his team up 1-0 in the Stanley Cup Final series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday with an overtime goal to win Game 1, 4-3.

It was Burakovsky’s second goal of the postseason. He told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan after the game it was a dream come true for him.

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Andre Burakovsky #95 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy, #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning, during overtime to win Game One of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, 4-3, at Ball Arena on June 15, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

"These fans are amazing. They’ve been amazing the entire year for us," Burakovsky said when asked what it felt like to hear the roar of the crowd at the Ball Arena.

"This is great. This (has been) a dream since I was a kid."

The Avalanche jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first period, starting with a goal from Gabriel Landeskog and, less than two minutes later, Valeri Nichushkin got another one on the board. It appeared Colorado had caught Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy off guard to start the game. However, the Avalanche struggled to contain the lead as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions roared back later in the game to tie it and force overtime.

"I think we really battled through this whole game. We had a mental breakdown in the second period but bounced back in the third. Awesome job by the boys," Burakovsky added.

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Andre Burakovsky #95 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates