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Reigning NHL champion Lightning in 2-0 hole to Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) and Tampa Bay Lightning center Ross Colton (79) collide during Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning players scuffle during the third period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Players from the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning fight during the third period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. Among the players are Lightning's Alex Killorn (17) and Anthony Cirelli (71) and Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen. (AP Photo/John Locher) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) and Tampa Bay Lightning center Ross Colton (79) collide during Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning players scuffle during the third period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) looks up after a fight during the third period in Game 2 of the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Players from the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning fight during the third period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. Among the players are Lightning's Alex Killorn (17) and Anthony Cirelli (71) and Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen. (AP Photo/John Locher) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) and Tampa Bay Lightning center Ross Colton (79) collide during Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning players scuffle during the third period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) looks up after a fight during the third period in Game 2 of the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) scores on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Colorado Avalanche left wing Andre Burakovsky (95) scores on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) controls the puck during the first period in Game 2 of the the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Linesman Kiel Murchison, second from right, separates Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos from Colorado Avalanche players during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) collides with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Locher) Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy looks back as the puck enters the net for a goal by Colorado Avalanche center Darren Helm during the second period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) clashes with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews (7) during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Reigning NHL champion Lightning in 2-0 hole to Avalanche