A team four wins away from a third consecutive Stanley Cup or a team who will have won seven elimination games in this playoff season?
The Avalanche continued its wait Friday as the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers headed back to Florida for Saturday’s Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Lightning holds a 3-2 series lead.
Throughout their 14-game tour de force through the Western Conference, the Avalanche showed it could equal parts win a track meet (8-6 and 6-5 over Edmonton) and a rock fight (2-1 over Nashville, two 3-2 wins over St.