The Colorado Avalanche have reached the NHL summit for the third time in franchise history.
Artturi Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal with 7:32 remaining in the second period to lift the Avalanche to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday.
Colorado, which also won the title in 1996 and 2001, denied Tampa Bay's bid for a three-peat.
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