Colorado and Tampa will play in the sixth Stanley Cup Final early Monday morning. Colorado, represented by Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen, failed in his first chance to cut off on Friday.
The Stanley Cup final series between the two major clubs is culminating. The Colorado Avalanche led the final series against Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 after winning the fourth final away.
Indeed, many believed the series would end on Friday in Colorado.
However, reigning champion Tampa played his best match of the series so far on Friday and forced the caravan back to his home in Tampa.
So Colorado still has two more match balls in their hands for their first Stanley Cup win in 21 years.
Sports follows events on site. Expert Ismo Lehkonen highlighted important themes during the sixth final match that are worth following in next night’s match.
Getting started
Important starts in the last two matches have often gone to Tampa. Through the beginnings, they have gotten better at the rhythm and been able to attack with better quality.
The length of one hockey change is about 35-40 seconds. By winning the start, you attack twice and defend once.
If, on the other hand, you lose it, you defend twice and attack once – there is a huge difference.
Nathan MacKinnonin the starting rate is 41, Darren Helmin 40 and JT Compherin 39. Colorado needs more of its key players in the start.
Opening game
Colorado’s bitter play didn’t work at all in the last match. The team had little to no hair.
Conversely, Tampa has clear patterns for how a team will come out of their area. Either from the game side to the dock, winning the area or the weightless side. Colorado has not found a cure for Tampa’s openings.
Tampa is content to beat the area in tight spots by unloading the puck from his own area.
Colorado has not tempered the rhythm of the loose-puck game in the middle, and they have often been too quick to push the game just towards the offensive head.
Goalkeeping
In hockey, the most important area is in front of the goal. In the fifth final match, Tampa dominated the representatives of both goals.
Tampa has so far shut down non-puck players in its own territory or knocked them to the roof.
When Tampa attacked, the Colorado lower triangle was under intense pressure for the last time. Tampa plays hard and constantly in the gray area.
Mental hardness
The Stanley Cup is the hardest hockey trophy in the world to win. After strenuous exertion, the level of stress is high, so the hardness of the mental side is now being measured in real terms.
Tampa did the little things in the game better last time. In the sixth final, it’s also worth watching Colorado handle the match: despite losing in the fifth final, the situation is best for them.
The reigning champion has his back against the wall and the championship is one win away.
In addition, the goalkeeper game is still inside the series hot potato.
Tampan Andrei Vasilevski is known as the best goalkeeper in the world and above all as a hard game player, while in Colorado Darcy Kuemper has scored at least one easy goal behind in almost every game.
In addition, one notable remark is that Tampa has not led the series in a minute to three matches. It plays a big role in which one gets on top of the game on Monday.