Colorado Avalanche goalkeeper Darcy Quimper in the Stanley Cup Final. (Mark J. Rebelas – USA Today Sports)
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday night, capturing the Stanley Cup on Twitter.
The exciting streak of Stanley Cup Finals between avalanche and lightning ended Sunday night with Colorado victory in Game 6.
Avs slipped 1-0 in the first half but fought back to take the lead in the second half. They netted during a frantic third spell to win 2-1.
Even as the final minutes of the game wrapped up, people on Twitter were divided between analysis mode and heart attack mode.
I finally got to zero and Avs celebrated.
Best memes and tweets after Avalanche won the Stanley Cup
Other Colorado sports teams participated in the celebration as well.
It was Colorado’s first Stanley Cup win since 2001 and third in franchise history.
According to ESPN statistics and informationTheir 16-4 postseason record is the second-best in NHL history since 1987 when the league adopted a best-of-seven model.
Stephen Stamkos put Lightning ahead with the help of Ondrej Palat. Colorado responded with a goal from Nathan McKinnon, who in turn scored the assist, just two minutes into the second half. Artturi Lehkonen scored the green goal at the start of the first half after 12 minutes.
Avalanche goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves as the defense kept Tampa Bay in front of him. Defenseman Cale Makar received the Conn Smythe award as the best player in the playoffs.
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