Nico Sturm and the Colorado Avalanches still have to wait for the NHL title. Tampa Bays Winning goal in game five was somewhat lucky.
the Tampa Bay Lightning have in the final series of the ice hockey league NHL for the Stanley Cup repelled. The champion of the past two years won at the Colorado Avalanches with 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1) and reduced the series to 2:3. Colorado with the German attacker Nico Sturm, a victory for the title is still missing.
Ondrej Palat scored the winning goal in the fifth game with just over six minutes remaining. His shot slipped avalanches-Goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper unhappily between the legs.
Six minutes deployment time for storm
On the other side, star goalkeeper Andrej Wassilewski showed another strong performance and parried 35 shots on goal Lightning. Storm stood for the avalanches just over six minutes on the ice. As the fifth German, he could Stanley Cup to win.
The Denver-based team has never lost a Finals series and is aiming for its third championship after 1996 and 2001. the Lightning are in the finals for the third time in a row after the championships in 2020 and 2021 and are still hoping for the fourth title overall. The sixth game takes place on the night from Sunday to Monday (2:00 a.m. / CEST). tampa.