Avs on the Brink After Game 4 Thriller

06/23/2022

By: Jeff Yoder

Avalanche Within Reach of Stanley Cup After Kadri’s Game 4 Overtime Winner (3-2, OT)

The three-peat is looking grim. After the Lightning bounced back in Game 3, the Bolts held a 2-1 lead heading into the third period of Game 4 with a chance to even the series. Instead, Andrew Cogliano netted the game-tying goal before Nazem Kadri flipped the game-winner at 12:02 in the extra frame to give the Avalanche the win (3-2, OT) and a 3-1 series lead. Kadri’s game-winning moment was a bizarre finish as the puck got tucked in the top of the net. No one saw the goal for a few seconds until a delayed celebration required a review.

 

Goaltender Darcy Kuemper’s 37 saves held the Avs stifle the Lightning offense, and Colorado now heads back home with three chances to win their first Stanley Cup since 2001. The Avs are 15-3 in the postseason, and a title looks inevitable.

 

Fun Fact: Game 4 marked the Avs’ ninth comeback win this postseason — that’s one shy of the NHL playoff record.

 

Watch: Avs Win Game 4 on Kadri’s OT Winner (3-2, OT)

 

Stanley Cup Finals Schedule

Gm 5: Lightning at Avalanche (Fri. 8:00 pm ET)

 

Additional Storylines

ESPN: What We Learned in Avs’ Game 4 Win

Yahoo! Sports: Kadri Returns, Scores OT Winner to Move Avalanche Within Win of Stanley Cup

 

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