MOSCOW, June 25 Tampa Bay Lightning beat Colorado Avalanche» in the fifth match of the final series of the Stanley Cup. The meeting, which took place in Denver, ended with a score of 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1) in favor of the guests. The winners were scored by Jan Rutta (16th minute), Russian forward Nikita Kucherov (29) and Ondrej Palat (54). Russia's Valery Nichushkin (26) and Cale Makar (43) scored for the Avalanche. Tampa's defenseman Mikhail Sergachev chalked up two assists. Thanks to this, he scored 30 points in his career in NHL playoff matches and caught up with Sergey Berezin in this indicator, sharing 25th place with him in the list of Russian scorers. Lightning goalie Andrey Vasilevsky saved 35 shots out of 37 and was named the third star of the match. The score in the series to four wins was 3-2 in favor of Colorado. The sixth match will take place in Tampa on the night of June 27 Moscow time.
