Bleacher Report · Sep 18, 2020
Anthony Cirelli Nets OT Winner, Sends Lightning to Stanley Cup Final vs. Stars
The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final.
For the first time since 2015, one of the NHL's premier teams will have an opportunity to play for a championship after finishing off the New York Islanders 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday night.
Anthony Cirelli scored the game-winning goal at 13:18 into overtime as goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy came up with 26 saves in the victory.
Tampa will face the Dallas Stars inside the league's Edmonton, Alberta, bubble for the right to hoist the Stanley Cup.
The Bolts are 1-1 in the Final, having defeated the Calgary Flames in 2004 before falling to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015.
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