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In a Stanley Cup Playoffs that has already been filled with memorable performances, the bar was raised once again last night.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 49 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 2-0 to complete the four-game series sweep.

It’s the second-most saves in a series-clinching win all-time, behind only Patrick Roy’s 63-save performance in a triple-overtime shutout victory in the 1996 Stanley Cup Final.

Vasilevskiy’s six series-clinching shutouts are the most in NHL history.

Shortly after that, Nazem Kadri scored his first career playoff hat trick and fell one point shy of the franchise record for most points in a playoff game as the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 to take a 3-1 series lead. 

“For those who hate, that was for them,” was Kadri’s response following the game. 

After everything Kadri had to deal with over the previous 48 hours, that was a remarkable performance that is going to be talked about for a very long time.

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Tuesday, May 24th, 2022.

Kadri Scores Hat Trick In Win Over Blues 

The Blues repeatedly made an effort to get after Kadri throughout the first 20 minutes of Game 4.

In the end, he absolutely burned them with his play.