Andre Burakovsky Praised for OT Winner as Avs Beat Lightning in Game 1

How about that for a Game 1?

Andre Burakovsky gave the Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night, scoring the game-winning goal one minute and 23 seconds into overtime to give the Avs a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NHL
OT WINNER FROM ANDRE BURAKOVSKY!!! ud83dudd25 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/Bp3mQJyUyV">pic.twitter.com/Bp3mQJyUyV</a>

ESPN
“This is a dream since I was a kid.” <br><br>—<a href="https://twitter.com/andreburakovsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@andreburakovsky</a> after scoring the game-winning goal in Game 1 of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> Final <a href="https://t.co/m3KXYcKILu">pic.twitter.com/m3KXYcKILu</a>

Not surprisingly, his huge goal was the talk of Twitter after the game:

Grant Paulsen
Andre Burakovsky just scored an OT game-winner in the Stanley Cup.