The Avalanche and the rest of the hockey world on Saturday night learned its opponent in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Tampa Bay Lightning is headed back the to the championship round after the two-time defending champions downed the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Amalie Arena.
Tampa Bay won four straight games against the Rangers after losing the first two, and now it gets to go for a three-peat against the Avalanche.
Game 1 of the Cup Finals is Wednesday at Ball Arena; the full schedule is below.