A 6-2 victory for Tampa Bay brings new life to the series, as a goalie controversy now looms for the Avs. Here’s what we learned as the matchup moves to 2-1.
Lightning center Brayden Point, who returned from injury to play in the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final in Colorado, was out of the Tampa Bay lineup for Game 3 on Monday night as his teammates defeated the Avalanche 6-2.
The defending champs returned home down 0-2. The Avs blitzed the Lightning in the first two games of the Final, but Game 3 was an entirely different story.
The Colorado Avalanche pulled goaltender Darcy Kuemper from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after the Tampa Bay Lightning took a 5-2 lead midway through the second period on Monday night.
Relievers Sergio Romo and and Roenis Elías were cut Monday by the struggling Seattle Mariners to make room for reliever Ken Giles and infielder Kevin Padlo.