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Andrei Burakovsky wins Game 1 in OT for the Avalanche

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Dorin Canaday
June 16, 2022  (9:21)
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Game one of the Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning did not disappoint.

A back-and-forth affair that saw both teams score two goals in under two minutes at different points in the game. The Avalanche did it to start the scoring in the first period, and the Lightning crawled their way back with two quick ones in the third to tie it 3-3.

Of course, this game would go to overtime too, and although it was a short one, it was still very entertaining.

Tampa Bay started the extra frame on the penalty kill for 36 seconds, and the Avalanche had a few good chances right off the bat. After the kill, the Lightning almost scored with the momentum from the massive kill.

Then, just 1:26 into overtime, Andrei Burakovsky did this:

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