Photo: Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty; Ethan Miller/GettyFor the third year in a row, theTampa Bay Lightningare in the Stanley Cup Finals — and this time, they have a chance to accomplish a rare feat.The Lightning will meet the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the seven-game series at Denver’s Ball Arena on Wednesday night. While both teams are hoping to become champions, Tampa Bay also aims to make history.According toUSA Today, the club can join the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and the New York Islanders as the only teams to win three consecutive Stanley Cups.Winning three titles in a row, popularly known as a “three-peat,” is rare among the four major sports in North America. Themost recent team to earn a three-peatis the Los Angeles Lakers, who won three NBA championships from 2000 to 2002 with the help ofKobe BryantandShaquille O’Neal.In the NHL’s modern area, few teams have come close to appearing in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals.The Pittsburgh Penguins came close after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017. But the team lost to the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 2018 playoffs.PHOTO: Mike Carlson/GettyPHOTO: Michael Martin/NHLI/Getty ImagesIn the past two seasons, Tampa Bay has won two of the franchise’s three Stanley Cup trophies (the first came in 2004).The Avalanche have earned two Stanley Cup titles in their history (1996 and 2001) and are hoping to claim their third overall this year.Key players in the series areNathan MacKinnon, a top-five player in the league and the center for the Avalanche, and Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who has already scored nine points in the first three rounds of this year’s playoffs.RELATED VIDEO: Zamboni Driver Saves the Day as Emergency Goalie in NHL Game: ‘I Had the Time of My Life’With Tampa Bay having a chance to make history and Colorado’s chance to cement a legacy of their own, the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals will be one NHL fans won’t want to miss.ScheduleGame 1: Wednesday, June 15, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 2: Saturday, June 18, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 3: Monday, June 20, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 4: Wednesday, June 22, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 5, if necessary: Friday, June 24, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 6, if necessary: Sunday, June 26, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 7, if necessary: Tuesday, June 28, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
Photo: Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty; Ethan Miller/Getty
For the third year in a row, theTampa Bay Lightningare in the Stanley Cup Finals — and this time, they have a chance to accomplish a rare feat.The Lightning will meet the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the seven-game series at Denver’s Ball Arena on Wednesday night. While both teams are hoping to become champions, Tampa Bay also aims to make history.According toUSA Today, the club can join the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and the New York Islanders as the only teams to win three consecutive Stanley Cups.Winning three titles in a row, popularly known as a “three-peat,” is rare among the four major sports in North America. Themost recent team to earn a three-peatis the Los Angeles Lakers, who won three NBA championships from 2000 to 2002 with the help ofKobe BryantandShaquille O’Neal.In the NHL’s modern area, few teams have come close to appearing in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals.The Pittsburgh Penguins came close after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017. But the team lost to the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 2018 playoffs.PHOTO: Mike Carlson/GettyPHOTO: Michael Martin/NHLI/Getty ImagesIn the past two seasons, Tampa Bay has won two of the franchise’s three Stanley Cup trophies (the first came in 2004).The Avalanche have earned two Stanley Cup titles in their history (1996 and 2001) and are hoping to claim their third overall this year.Key players in the series areNathan MacKinnon, a top-five player in the league and the center for the Avalanche, and Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who has already scored nine points in the first three rounds of this year’s playoffs.RELATED VIDEO: Zamboni Driver Saves the Day as Emergency Goalie in NHL Game: ‘I Had the Time of My Life’With Tampa Bay having a chance to make history and Colorado’s chance to cement a legacy of their own, the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals will be one NHL fans won’t want to miss.ScheduleGame 1: Wednesday, June 15, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 2: Saturday, June 18, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 3: Monday, June 20, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 4: Wednesday, June 22, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 5, if necessary: Friday, June 24, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 6, if necessary: Sunday, June 26, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)Game 7, if necessary: Tuesday, June 28, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
For the third year in a row, theTampa Bay Lightningare in the Stanley Cup Finals — and this time, they have a chance to accomplish a rare feat.
The Lightning will meet the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the seven-game series at Denver’s Ball Arena on Wednesday night. While both teams are hoping to become champions, Tampa Bay also aims to make history.
According toUSA Today, the club can join the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and the New York Islanders as the only teams to win three consecutive Stanley Cups.
Winning three titles in a row, popularly known as a “three-peat,” is rare among the four major sports in North America. Themost recent team to earn a three-peatis the Los Angeles Lakers, who won three NBA championships from 2000 to 2002 with the help ofKobe BryantandShaquille O’Neal.
In the NHL’s modern area, few teams have come close to appearing in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals.
The Pittsburgh Penguins came close after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017. But the team lost to the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 2018 playoffs.
PHOTO: Mike Carlson/GettyPHOTO: Michael Martin/NHLI/Getty Images
In the past two seasons, Tampa Bay has won two of the franchise’s three Stanley Cup trophies (the first came in 2004).
The Avalanche have earned two Stanley Cup titles in their history (1996 and 2001) and are hoping to claim their third overall this year.
Key players in the series areNathan MacKinnon, a top-five player in the league and the center for the Avalanche, and Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who has already scored nine points in the first three rounds of this year’s playoffs.
RELATED VIDEO: Zamboni Driver Saves the Day as Emergency Goalie in NHL Game: ‘I Had the Time of My Life’
With Tampa Bay having a chance to make history and Colorado’s chance to cement a legacy of their own, the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals will be one NHL fans won’t want to miss.
Schedule
Game 1: Wednesday, June 15, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
Game 2: Saturday, June 18, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
Game 3: Monday, June 20, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
Game 4: Wednesday, June 22, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
Game 5, if necessary: Friday, June 24, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
Game 6, if necessary: Sunday, June 26, at Amalie Arena, Tampa (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
Game 7, if necessary: Tuesday, June 28, at Ball Arena, Denver (ABC at 8 p.m. ET)
source: people.com
