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Game 1 Open Thread: Avalanche vs. Lightning (6:00 p.m.)

Tonight the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning square off in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay looks to win their third consecutive cup, while Colorado looks to win their third all-time. Colorado’s potent offense meets Tampa Bay’s defensive structure in a must-see heavy-weight showdown.

Colorado Avalanche: 12-2

Tampa Bay Lightning: 12-5

Time: 6:00 p.m. MT

Watch: ABC, ESPN+

The story heading into this series has revolved around the performance and prowess of Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy and rightfully so.