06/21/2022 – Page 3 – CanucksBanter

In-Game
* Colorado has scored nine consecutive goals dating to the overtime winner by Andre Burakovsky in Game 1. The Avalanche became the ninth team in NHL history to score nine straight goals in a Stanley Cup Final and first since the 1991 Penguins (9 G from Game 5-6 vs. MNS) – the only clubs with a longer run of consecutive tallies in the championship series are the 1922 Toronto St. Patricks (11 G from Game 4-5 vs. VMI) and 1955 Red Wings (10 G from Game 1-2 vs. MTL).

* Gabriel Landeskog (10) became the second Avalanche player with a double-digit goal total this postseason, joining Nathan MacKinnon (11). It marked the third playoff year where multiple Colorado players had 10 or more goals, following 2001 (Joe Sakic & Chris Drury) and 1996 (Sakic, Peter Forsberg & Valeri Kamensky).

* Anthony Cirelli pulled the Lightning even with his second career Stanley Cup Final goal. His first was in Game 2 of the 2021 Final.

* Ondrej Palat scored his 10th goal of the postseason, the second time in his NHL career he has accomplished the feat (11 in 2020). The only active player with more playoff years with 10+ goals is Evgeni Malkin (10 in 2008, 14 in 2009 & 10 in 2017).

* Ondrej Palat extended his home point streak to nine games, the longest in franchise playoff history. Of note: Brayden Point had a point in nine straight games when the Lightning were designated as the home team while playing in the neutral-site bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton in 2020.

* The Lightning have their first lead of the Stanley Cup Final. Colorado never trailed for the first 136:17 of the championship series.

* Cale Makar’s assist in the first period was the 300th point by an Avalanche defenseman in 2021-22 (62 in playoffs, 238 in regular season). They are the 11th team in NHL history to have defensemen contribute at least 300 points during the regular season and playoffs combined and first since the 1993-94 Rangers had 307 (66 in playoffs, 241 in regular season).

* The Lightning are 6-1 during the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs when leading at the first intermission.

* Nicholas Paul, one of five players in the Lightning lineup looking for his first Stanley Cup (also Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Brian Elliott, Brandon Hagel & Riley Nash), put Tampa Bay up 3-1. The Lightning have scored three straight goals after Colorado tallied nine consecutive times.

* Gabriel Landeskog cut the Avalanche’s deficit to 3-2 with his second goal of the night. There have been 39 hat tricks scored in the Stanley Cup Final, with the last coming more than 26 years ago by Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg in Game 2 of the 1996 Final against Florida.

* Gabriel Landeskog scored Colorado’s 18th power-play goal in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and tied New York for the most among all teams this postseason.

* Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen reached 19 assists this postseason, passing PeterForsberg (18 in 2002) and tying Peter Stastny (19 in 1985 w/ QUE) for the most in one postseason in Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history.

* Cale Makar became the fifth defenseman in NHL history to record at least 26 points in a single postseason. Of note: Miro Heiskanen recorded 0-4—4 of his 6-20—26 during the Stanley Cup Qualifiers (3 GP) in 2020.

* Cale Makar‘s 26 points trail only Joe Sakic (34 in 1996) and Peter Forsberg (27 in 2002) for the most in one playoff year in Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history.

* Mikko Rantanen (0-2—2) recorded his sixth multi-assist game of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the most in a single postseason in Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history.

* Mikko Rantanen (0-2—2) recorded his eighth multi-point game of 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The only Avalanche/Nordiques players with more in a postseason are Joe Sakic (10x in 1996) and Peter Forsberg (9x in 2002).

* Mikko Rantanen (0-2—2) recorded his 25th career multi-point game in the postseason and tied Peter Stastny (25) for the third most in Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history, behind only Joe Sakic (54) and Peter Forsberg (45).

* Steven Stamkos (1-1—2) recorded his 25th career multi-point game in the postseason and surpassed Martin St. Louis (24) for sole possession of second most in Lightning history, behind only Nikita Kucherov (44).

* Gabriel Landeskog, Ondrej Palat and Steven Stamkos became the seventh, eighth and ninth 10-goal scorers this postseason. The 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs mark the second postseason in NHL history to feature nine players with a double-digit goal total, following 1991 (9).

* Nikita Kucherov boosted his 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs totals to 7-18—25 (20 GP). He became the fourth player in NHL history to record 25-plus points in three consecutive postseasons, joining Wayne Gretzky (1983-85), Mike Bossy (1981-83) and Bryan Trottier (1980-82).

* Nikita Kucherov recorded his 44th career multi-point game in the playoffs. He passed Nicklas Lidstrom (43) and moved into a tie with Gordie Howe and Mike Bossy on the NHL’s all-time list.

* Corey Perry became the first player in NHL history to score a goal in the Stanley Cup Final with four different franchises (also ANA: 2 G, DAL: 3 G & MTL: 1 G).

* This is the fifth time in Stanley Cup Final history – and third time in the NHL’s modern era (since 1943-44) – that each of the first three games has had 7+ goals. The other instances: 1981, 1980, 1932 and 1918.

* The Lightning became the third team in Stanley Cup Final history to score six goals after allowing seven-plus in their previous contest, joining the 1980 Islanders (8-3 L in Game 2 & 6-2 W in Game 3) and 1973 Canadiens (8-7 L in Game 5 & 6-4 W in Game 6). Tampa Bay can become the first club in Final history to score seven goals immediately after allowing seven or more.

* Nikita Kucherov recorded his seventh career multi-point game in the Stanley Cup Final, passing Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane (both w/ 6) for the most among active players. Victor Hedman has his sixth career game with multiple points during the championship series – he passed Bobby Orr (5) and tied Larry Murphy for fourth place in NHL history among defensemen. The only blueliners with more multi-point games in the Final are Paul Coffey (8), Denis Potvin (7) and Doug Harvey (7).

* The 6-2 goal today was the 22nd this series, the most through three games played in a Stanley Cup Final in 40 years – the Islanders (15) and Canucks (9) combined for 24 through three contests in 1982.

Post-Game
* The Lightning became the 25th team in NHL history to win Game 3 after facing a 2-0 series deficit in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final and first since the 2017 Predators. Thirteen of the 24 previous clubs also went on to win Game 4 (54.2%).

* Tampa Bay’s win guaranteed that there won’t be a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final for a 23rd consecutive season, extending the longest such stretch in NHL history.

* Andrei Vasilevskiy earned his 10th career win in the Stanley Cup Final and became the seventh goaltender in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) to record a double-digit win total in the championship series. The others: Ken Dryden (24), Patrick Roy (18), Martin Brodeur (17), Billy Smith (17), Grant Fuhr (14) and Chris Osgood (11).

NHL Public Relations

* In the first game in Stanley Cup Final history between teams riding active home and road winning streaks of seven or more games, respectively, it was the host Lightning that kept their run alive and claimed their first win of the series.

* Game 4 of the highest-scoring Stanley Cup Final in 40 years will be played Wednesday as the Lightning will vie for their ninth consecutive home win to send the series back to Denver tied 2-2.

* The 2022 NHL Awards show will air live tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports. The one-hour show will include the presentation of five awards, the reveal of finalists for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award and recognition of Lane Hutson, who received the E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence during Game 3.

* Hilary Knight made her picks for the NHL Awards during a Twitter Takeover of @NHL for Game 3.

LIGHTNING MAKE PRESENCE FELT IN HIGHEST-SCORING FINAL IN 40 YEARS

After surrendering a ninth consecutive Avalanche goal, the Lightning responded with three straight of their own and scored six times overall in Game 3 to cut their series deficit to 2-1.

* This is the highest-scoring Stanley Cup Final through three games in 40 years, with the 22 combined goals (COL: 13, TBL: 9) standing as the most since the Islanders outscored the Canucks 15-9 en route to a 3-0 series lead in 1982.

* For the fifth time in NHL history – and third in the League’s modern era (since 1943-44) – the Stanley Cup Final has opened with seven or more goals in each of the first three contests. The other instances came in 1981, 1980, 1932 and 1918 – only the 1980 and 1918 series saw the streak run to four contests.

LIGHTNING REBOUND TO TAKE STANLEY CUP FINAL SWEEP OFF THE TABLE
After suffering two defeats in Denver – including a 7-0 decision in Game 2 – Tampa Bay rebounded to cut their series deficit to 2-1. This is the 23rd consecutive season that there will not be a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final, extending the longest such stretch in NHL history. The most consecutive World Series without a sweep is 12 (1977–1988) and the longest in the NBA/BAA Finals is also 12 (1947–1958).

* The Lightning became the third team in Stanley Cup Final history to score six goals after allowing seven-plus in their previous contest, joining the 1980 Islanders (8-3 L in Game 2 & 6-2 W in Game 3) and 1973 Canadiens (8-7 L in Game 5 & 6-4 W in Game 6).

FIVE LIGHTNING PLAYERS REGISTER MULTIPLE POINTS IN GAME 3

Ondrej Palat (1-1—2), Steven Stamkos (1-1—2), Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2), Victor Hedman (0-2—2) and Pat Maroon (1-1—2) each had two points in Game 3, while Corey Perry potted Tampa Bay’s sixth goal to achieve an NHL-first.

* Palat gave the Lightning their first lead of the series at 14:54 of the first period (following 136:17 of playing time) and extended his home point streak to nine games (7-7—14) – the longest such run in franchise playoff history. Of note, Brayden Point had a point in nine straight games when the Lightning were designated as the home team while playing in the neutral-site bubbles in Edmonton and Toronto in 2020.

* Stamkos recorded his 25th career multi-point game in the postseason to surpass Martin St. Louis (24) for sole possession of second place in franchise history – the Lightning’s all-time list is topped by Kucherov, who had his 44th career multi-point performance Monday.

* Kucherov and Hedman have seven and six career multi-point games in the Stanley Cup Final, respectively. Kucherovsurpassed Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane (both w/ 6) for sole possession of the most among active players in the championship series. Hedman, meanwhile, overtook Bobby Orr (5) and tied Larry Murphy for fourth place in NHL history for multi-point games in the Final among defensemen and now trails only Paul Coffey (8), Denis Potvin (7) and Doug Harvey (7).
* Perry became the first player in NHL history to score a goal in the Stanley Cup Final with four different franchises (also ANA: 2 G, DAL: 3 G & MTL: 1 G).

HOME IS FEELING PRETTY SWEET THIS POSTSEASON

Tampa Bay claimed its eighth consecutive victory on home ice and the 54th overall by a home club this postseason, tied with 1990 for the fourth most in one year in Stanley Cup Playoffs history.

* This marks the 25th Stanley Cup Final in NHL history to begin with the home team winning each of the first three or more contests. The last such instance came in 2017 when the host won each of the first five.

* The Lightning became the second team this postseason to string together eight consecutive home wins – the first time in NHL history multiple clubs have achieved the feat in the same year.

MAKAR MAKING HIS MARK ON STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS HISTORY BOOKS

Cale Makar (0-2—2) notched his second straight multi-point game and seventh overall this postseason as he assisted on both of Gabriel Landeskog’s goals (as did Mikko Rantanen).

* Makar and Rantanen each have 19 assists this postseason, the most by an Avalanche player in one playoff year since the club relocated to Denver in 1995-96 and tied with Peter Stastny for the franchise record (19 in 1985 w/ QUE).

* Makar has 7-19—26 in 17 games overall in 2022, the fifth defenseman in NHL history to accumulate as many in one postseason, following Paul Coffey (37 in 1985), Brian Leetch (34 in 1994), Al MacInnis (31 in 1989) and Miro Heiskanen (26 in 2020). Of note, Heiskanen recorded 0-4—4 of his 6-20—26 during the Stanley Cup Qualifiers in 2020 (3 GP).

USA HOCKEY DEFENSEMAN LANE HUTSON RECEIVES NHL AWARD DURING GAME 3

Lane Hutson, the 25th-ranked North American skater for the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft, was presented the E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence during the second period of Game 3 in Tampa. First awarded in 2015, the award is presented annually by the League to a candidate who best exemplifies commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness and athleticism.

* Hutson also will be recognized during the 2022 NHL Awards show, which will air live tonight at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports. Winners of the Hart Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Norris Trophy, Calder Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award will be unveiled during the one-hour live show, as well as the three finalists for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award.