Stamkos, Maroon and Palat each had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period in what was their most comprehensive showing in this series.
The Tampa Bay Lightning made an emphatic comeback as they beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals and are now 2-1 in the series. Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and the Lightning scored four times in the second period in what was their most comprehensive showing in this series. Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul and Corey Perry also scored to help the defending champions bounce back after losing the first two games on the road. Andrei Vasilevskiy who was criticised a lot before the game stopped 37 shots.
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For the Avalanche, Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and Mikko Rantanen had two assists. Kuemper gave up five goals on 22 shots before he was replaced by Pavel Francouz, who finished the game with nine saves. Game 4 is Wednesday night at Amalie Arena, where Tampa Bay has won a franchise-record eight straight playoff games and Colorado lost on the road for the first time this postseason.
Fans on Twitter were bouncing after the win and here are some of their best reactions.
The Tampa Bay Lightning pic.twitter.com/nnODHeqntC
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) June 21, 2022
.@TBLightning -Titus We need something to get us out of this Slump
Me… Say Less? pic.twitter.com/DaV53bKkd3
— Titus O’Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) June 21, 2022
the tampa bay lightning immediately after taking their week-long nap pic.twitter.com/RNWZksnPKj
— Ava (@avatarrant) June 21, 2022
Everyone the past two rounds: “wow the Lightning might finally be cooked”
The Tampa Bay Lightning: pic.twitter.com/teazafNWir
— BetMGM ? (@BetMGM) June 21, 2022
well, I think that that was Tampa Bay Lightning hockey … they win Game 3 here at home 6-2 #GoBolts
— Gabby Shirley (@Gabby_Shirley_) June 21, 2022
Deserves a repost after tonight’s game lol #TampaBayLightning #StanleyCupFinal pic.twitter.com/eO48mLTAYS
— y-Kat Hunter (@CaniacChic) June 21, 2022
— ????????? ?????????? (@edwardo_davila) June 21, 2022
The Lightning win 6-2, dominating the Avs in Game 3 at Amalie Arena… forcing Colorado to pull their Goalie Darcy Kuemper & creating exactly the controversy in net that Tampa Bay needs heading to Game 4. #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/vPsv1yexss
— ??? ???????? (@ZacOnTheMic) June 21, 2022
Rain or shine #BeTheThunder @TBLightning ⚡️?⚡️☔️ #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/2p0jsNZR7M
— Tracy Frue (@tracyfrue) June 21, 2022