The Lightning entered Wednesday’s Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Avalanche on a mission. With a win against Colorado (-105), the two-time defending Cup winners could tie the series at two games apiece and turn the NHL’s championship round into a de facto best of three.
It’s hard to argue that Tampa Bay could’ve gotten off to a better start, as Anthony Cirelli scored a goal 36 seconds into the game to make it 1-0. Given that Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper lost his helmet in the initial chaos of the goal, one might have argued whether the goal should have actually counted:
COMING IN HOT 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MfmSVUuQtD
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 23, 2022
