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Avalanche vs Lightning Final: 2-1 - Recap

The Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Darcy Kuemper's 22 saves.

Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -109 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Nathan MacKinnon, and Artturi Lehkonen each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. MacKinnon opened the scoring for Colorado.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 22 of 23 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.

Tampa Bay got a goal from Steven Stamkos in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-1, while the Lightning were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Colorado outshot Tampa Bay 30-23 in the game.