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Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) shoots the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) for a goal during overtime of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.

Kadri returns and scores in OT, Avs move to brink of Stanley Cup title

June 22, 2022, 9:50pm National Sports

Nazem Kadri scored at 12:02 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to move within a victory of dethroning the two-time defending champion Lightning. Read story

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver.

Avalanche rout Lightning 7-0 to take 2-0 lead in Cup Final

June 18, 2022, 8:35pm National Sports

Looking like by far the better team against the defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche overwhelmed the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Read story

The Colorado Avalanche celebrate after an overtime goal by Andre Burakovsky in Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Denver.

Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final

June 15, 2022, 9:29pm National Sports

Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 victory over two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 on Wednesday night. Read story

Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, forward Kole Lind, forward Victor Rask and defenseman Will Borgen, from left, celebrate a goal during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Seattle.

Kraken hold on to beat Avalanche 3-2

April 20, 2022, 10:10pm National Sports

Kole Lind, Jordan Eberle and Yanni Gourde all scored in the first period and the Seattle Kraken held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Wednesday night. Read story

Seattle Kraken players, including goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31), center Ryan Donato (9) defenseman Adam Larsson (6) and defenseman Vince Dunn (29), celebrate the the team's shootout win over the New Jersey Devils in an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Seattle.

Donato lifts Kraken past Devils 4-3 in shootout

April 16, 2022, 10:34pm National Sports

Ryan Donato scored in the shootout for Seattle and New Jersey missed all three of its attempts, with two them saved by Phillip Grubauer, as the Kraken beat the Devils 4-3 on Saturday night. Read story