DENVER — The only way the Lightning will see the Avalanche again after Tuesday night will be in the Stanley Cup final, but the two teams have gotten familiar with each other over the past week.
The second meeting in six days netted the same outcome, but a much tighter game as the Lightning beat Colorado 4-3 in a shootout. Tampa Bay prevailed 5-0 at home on Thursday.
There was a postseason atmosphere Tuesday night at Ball Arena, and the result was another physical, tightly contested, one-goal game. Four of last season’s Stanley Cup final games were decided by one goal.
