Colorado Avalanche forward Andre Burakovsky beat Tampa Bay Lightning’s goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to cap the biggest hockey game in Denver in 21 years.
In the earliest overtime goal in the Stanley Cup Finals since 2011, Burakovsky scored at 1:23 for a sudden victory, 4-3, over Tampa Bay in Game 1 Wednesday night at Ball Arena.
“This was a dream since I was a kid,” Burakovsky said from the bench postgame after a wild celebration. “It feels amazing.”
In an intense environment, Burakovsky accepted a circle-to-circle pass from Valeri Nichushkin and one-timed the puck past Vasilevskiy, who stopped 22 consecutive shots heading into OT, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
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