EDMONTON, Alberta — Colorado’s Artturi Lehkonen scored on a rebound 1:19 into overtime in Game 4 here Monday night against Edmonton as the Avs swept the Western Conference Finals and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since winning it all in 2001.
Lehkonen collected Cale Makar’s rebound off goalie Mike Smith and swatted it into an open net for a 6-5 victory. Makar had a hand in five goals, scoring the first.
Colorado rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the third period. It was face the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals, which the New York Rangers lead 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning.