MOSCOW, June 21 Tampa Bay Lightning beat Colorado Avalanche» in the third match of the Stanley Cup final. The meeting, which took place in Tampa, ended with a score of 6:2 (2:1, 4:1, 0:0) in favor of the hosts of the site. The winners included Anthony Cirelli (14th), Ondrej Palat (15), Nick Paul (22), Steven Stamkos (28), Pat Maroon (32) and Corey Perry (35) with goals. Gabriel Landeskog scored a double for the guests (9, 25). Recognized as the second star of the meeting, Russian striker “Tampa” Nikita Kucherov chalked up two assists and climbed to third place in the list of assistants of the current playoff draw (19). Above the Russians are Leon Draisaitl (25) and Connor McDavid (23) of the Edmonton Oilers. Lightning defender Mikhail Sergachev made one shot on target, made three power moves and blocked one shot. Lightning goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky saved 37 shots out of 39. Colorado forward Valery Nichushkin did not score. The next match will take place in Tampa on the night of June 23 Moscow time.
