Lightning vs. Avalanche score: Live updates of Stanley Cup Final Game 2 as Colorado seeks 2-0 series lead

Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final began in a similar fashion to Game 1. The Colorado Avalanche came out firing and built a quick lead on the Tampa Bay Lighting, The difference in Game 2 was that the Avalanche didn’t let the Lightning off the ropes en route to a dominant 7- win.

The goals came early and often for Colorado as Valeri Nichuskin opened the scoring less than three minutes into the game with a power play goal. Roughly five minutes later, Josh Manson doubled the lead, and Andre Burakovsky capped off a three-goal first period for the Avs. Unlike in Game 1, Tampa Bay had no answer in the second period, and the Avs put two more goals on the board. Colorado tacked on two more in the third period and took a 2-0 series lead in impressive fashion.

Coming out of Game 2, it’s hard to find any positives for the Lightning. Everyone from Andrei Vasilveskiy outward floundered in the face of the relentless pressure from the Avalanche. Tampa Bay came back from a 2-0 series deficit last round, but they aren’t playing the New York Rangers now. It’s too early to bury the Bolts, but they have looked completely outmatched in Denver.

The Lightning can only hope a return to Tampa can help change the momentum in this series because the Avalanche are rolling into Game 3. That game will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, June 20.