⚡ 🏔️
Stanley Cup Finals · Game 1

Lightning at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 COL leads 4–2

Avalanche, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Lightning 4–3 in overtime at Ball Arena on June 15, 2022.

TBL – COL
23–38
Shots on goal
0/3–1/3
Power play
40–43
Hits
25–26
Blocked shots
🏒 The series ⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
Head-to-head →

Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

TBL vs COL · COL leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
3–4
OT · COL
Game 2
0–7
Final · COL
Game 3
2–6
Final · TBL
Game 4
3–2
OT · COL
Game 5
3–2
Final · TBL
Game 6
2–1
Final · COL

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Valeri Nichushkin
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 19:04 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Gabriel Landeskog
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 23:02 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Mikko Rantanen
2 A
2 shots · 19:17 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog Go-ahead 1st · 07:47
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Bowen Byram · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–1
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin 1st · 09:23
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–2
⚡ Nicholas Paul 1st · 12:26
Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–2
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen PP 1st · 17:31
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–3
2nd period
⚡ Ondrej Palat 2nd · 12:51
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Ryan McDonagh · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–3
⚡ Mikhail Sergachev Tying 2nd · 13:39
Assists: Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli · beat Darcy Kuemper
3–3
Overtime
🏔️ Andre Burakovsky Go-ahead OT · 01:23
Assists: Valeri Nichushkin, J.T. Compher · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Paul · Cirelli · Kucherov 18:28
L2 Killorn · Point · Stamkos 17:57
L3 Palat · Hagel · Colton 13:24
L4 Bellemare · Maroon · Perry 11:42
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 23:54
D2 Sergachev · Cernak 21:00
D3 Rutta · Bogosian 13:29
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Rantanen 22:06
L2 Lehkonen · Compher · Nichushkin 17:20
L3 Burakovsky · Helm · O'Connor 14:17
L4 Sturm · Newhook · Aube-Kubel 6:37
D1 Makar · Toews 27:12
D2 Byram · Johnson 19:41
D3 Manson · Johnson 13:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL COL🏔️
23 Shots on goal 38
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
40 Hits 43
25 Blocked shots 26
4 Takeaways 17
2 Giveaways 6
8 Penalty minutes 8
TBL shooting 13.0% (3/23) COL shooting 10.5% (4/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
34/38
.895 SV% · 4 GA · 61:07 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Darcy Kuemper
20/23
.870 SV% · 3 GA · 61:23 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Gabriel Landeskog · 1st 07:47 · 0–1 Valeri Nichushkin · 1st 09:23 · 0–2 Nicholas Paul · 1st 12:26 · 1–2 Artturi Lehkonen · 1st 17:31 · 1–3 Ondrej Palat · 2nd 12:51 · 2–3 Mikhail Sergachev · 2nd 13:39 · 3–3 Andre Burakovsky · OT 01:23 · 3–4
TBL COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 11-1-2 (79% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 16-5-2 (70% win rate, 23 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 13-5-1 (68% win rate, 19 games)

Last meetings

All →
Feb 102022 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Oct 232021 🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL 4–3 SO Feb 172020 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 4–3 OT Oct 192019 🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL 6–2 Dec 82018 🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL 1–7
🔮 Ask Puckey

Got a question about Lightning vs Avalanche?

Records, streaks, splits and player numbers, answered in seconds from real game results.

Try one

Questions and what's next

Quick answers, and the games either side of this one
Full schedule →

TBL vs COL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Avalanche on June 15, 2022?

Avalanche won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Lightning 3, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Mikhail Sergachev, Nicholas Paul, Ondrej Palat.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Andre Burakovsky, Artturi Lehkonen, Gabriel Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from real box scores.

Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeJun 11 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterJun 18 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 0–7
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeJun 6 🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM 6–5 AfterJun 18 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 0–7
Lightning season page Avalanche season page Full NHL schedule