Stanley Cup final Game 5

In Game 5 on Friday night, the Lightning defeated Colorado with tough physicality, closing out neutral territory.

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Andrei Vasilevsky smashes hopes of celebrating Avalanche's first championship in 21 years by stopping 35 shots.

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Czech ice hockey winger Ondrej Palt played a key role in Tampa Bay Lightning's victory with 6:22 remaining.

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48 hours earlier Lightning's Cooper complained that the Colorado game-winner had come in overtime with too many men on the ice.

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Lightning coach John Cooper finally found a way to stop Colorado captains Gabriel Landeskog and Miko Rantenon.

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With this win, Tampa Bay Lightning are now in a position to make their series debut in Florida this weekend.

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So far, only one team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, has captured the final Game 7 in 1942 after going 3-1 in the series.

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Stanley Cup final Game 6 is Sunday night in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Lightning trail the best-of-seven series 3-2.

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