Keep the champagne chilled. It's back to the slushy ice of Amalie Arena for the Colorado Avalanche after they failed to close out the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.

So much for the notion that the Tampa Bay Lightning might be running out of gas against the speedy Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period and beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 Monday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

What to do with the puck was a big focus for each team during practice Friday.

Injured Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri skated with an assistant coach Thursday after missing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

"We've done a great job of making adjustments after losses, so we'll look to do that."

Point appeared ready to return from a significant right leg injury that knocked him out of the past two rounds of the Tampa Bay Lightning's latest run to the Stanley Cup Final.

In 2022, the Edmonton Oilers accomplished something the team has not been able to do in 16 years: reach the third round of the NHL playoffs.

Artturi Lehkonen scored 1:19 into overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche a 6-5 win and four-game sweep of the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL's Western Conference Final.

Game 2 was another opportunity for Avs defenceman Cale Makar to go up against the best -- Connor McDavid -- and for his father Gary to watch from Calgary.