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AVALANCHE DOMINATE IN EVERY
FACET, TAKE TWO GAME LEAD

Saturday, June 18: The Lightning never had a chance. The Avalanche swarmed the offensive zone and played a disciplined, suffocating defense to make the two-time defending champions look like an AHL squad in a 7-0 rout Saturday night, giving Colorado a two games to none lead inthe Stanley Cup Final, with the series moving to Tampa for Games 3 and 4.