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Video clearly shows Avalanche had too many men on ice before ... (Sporting News)

The Avalanche won Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final thanks to a game-winning goal from Nazem Kadri in overtime. Kadri, who was playing for the first time ...

As such, the referees should have stopped play and penalized the Avalanche. Instead, they let them play on, and Colorado scored the decisive goal. Below is the NHL rulebook's official definition of the penalty.

Lightning are on the brink of Stanley Cup elimination after a 3-2 OT ... (WUSF News)

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) shoots the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) for a goal during overtime of Game 4 of ...

Game 4: Colorado 3, Tampa Bay 2 (OT) It’s going to be hard for me to speak. Lightning coach Jon Cooper said there may have been too many players on the ice.

Everything you need to know about the NBA Draft, plus Avalanche ... (CBSSports.com)

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Nazem Kadri's controversial OT goal lifts Avalanche to 3-1 Stanley ... (The Athletic)

Colorado's Nazem Kadri, playing in his first game since being sidelined with a thumb injury during Game 3 of the Western Conference final, scored the game ...

Wednesday's close contest deviated from the last two games, where the Avalanche and Lightning each logged a blowout win. Nico Sturm tied it up for Colorado at 17:07 in the third period. That would be the only goal of the first period. In discussing the winning goal, each of the four officials advised that they did not see a too many men on the ice situation on the play." "My heart breaks for the players because we probably should still be playing," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said, questioning whether Kadri's goal should have counted. The goal required a replay review after officials appeared unsure if it went in.

Colorado Avalanche close on Stanley Cup glory after controversial ... (The Guardian)

Colorado are one win from their first Stanley Cup title since 2001, thanks to Nazem Kadri's overtime goal taking them to a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Lightning are trying to become the first team to win at least three straight Stanley Cup titles since the New York Islanders won four in a row from 1980-83. The Avalanche pulled even again when Cogliano, assisted by Nico Sturm and Darren Helm, scored on a deflection less than three minutes into the third. Darcy Kuemper, pulled from Game 3 after giving up five goals in a 6-2 loss, stopped 37 shots and had an assist of the winning goal for the Avalanche. Vasilevskiy finished with 35 saves. Nathan MacKinnon scored on a second-period power play for Colorado and Andrew Cogliano tied it early in the third. Back in the lineup after being sidelined since 4 June with a thumb injury, Kadri skated in on Andrei Vasilevskiy and slipped a shot under the goaltender’s right arm to give Colorado a 3-1 series lead. Vasilevskiy stopped Logan O’Connor on a breakaway and Colorado had one shot clang off the post and another hit the crossbar before Kadri ended it.

Nazem Kadri's OT winner lifts Avalanche over Lightning in Game 4 (Yardbarker)

Nazem Kadri made a grand return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup on Wednesday, scoring the game-winner in overtime to lift the Avs over the Tampa Bay ...

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