TAMPA, Fla. — What a difference 48 hours and a venue change makes.
Facing a 2-0 deficit in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final — and coming off a 7-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche that felt even more lopsided than that score — the Tampa Bay Lightning returned home and threw an epic counterpunch, skating off with a 6-2 victory in front of a raucous crowd at Amalie Arena.
The tenor of the series seems to have shifted, and brought on a legit goalie controversy for the Avs, who replaced Darcy Kuemper midway through the second period of this blowout loss.
What did we learn in this contest? And has the momentum of the entire Stanley Cup Final shifted in the Lightning’s favor?
It’s a series again
After the Lightning were embarrassed in Game 2 with a 7-0 defeat, captain Steven Stamkos said, “Let’s find out what we’re made of when we get back home.”
What a response in Game 3 from the back-to-back…
