VIDEO: Colorado managed another goal shootout with Edmonton and advanced to the NHL final! – SPORT.SK

today 06:49 | Colorado hockey players advanced to the Stanley Cup final after 21 years. They decided on their progress in the fourth duel of the NHL Western Conference finals, in which they won on the Edmonton ice 6: 5 after extra time and triumphed 4-0 in the entire series. The winner of the winning goal, Avalanche, was Finn Artturi Lehkonen in the second minute of overtime. NHL Playoff Semifinals – Fourth Western Conference Final Match: Edmonton – Colorado 5: 6 pp / Final Series: 0: 4, Colorado advanced to playoff final / Colorado succeeded in a fierce shootout leading 1: 0, losing 1: 3 and 2: 4 and less than four minutes before the end 5: 4 won. Zack Kassian took care of the settlement in the time of 56:38. The decisive moment came in the 62nd minute, when Calea Makara’s shot from the blue line swerved in the air Lehkonen, the oilers goalkeeper Mike Smith kicked the puck only in front of him and the Finnish striker arrived at the goal. The goal had to be taken by the video referee, as the home team claimed a game with a raised stick. Makar took part in the triumph of the guests with a goal and four assists, Lehkonen added two assists to the winning shot and the captain of Colorado Gabriel Landeskog also finished with the same 1 + 2 balance. Zach Hyman’s two goals were not enough for “oilmen”, Connor McDavid scored a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl four assists. The Denver club advanced to the finals in 1996 and 2001, winning the Stanley Cup each time. Now, in the fight for the championship trophy, he will meet the winner of the final series of the Eastern Conference, in which the New York Rangers will lead the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning with the Slovak defender Erik Černák 2: 1 in matches.