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The Tampa Bay Lightning are just one win away from advancing to their third-straight Stanley Cup Final and will have a chance to punch their ticket on home ...

If we'll be playing the same way as we played in the first three games against Florida, we'll be fine." With a golden opportunity in front of them on home ice, the Bolts are just 60 minutes away from reaching the final stage. In the last seven series-clinching wins, Vasilevskiy has faced a total of 200 shots and surrendered just one goal. Tampa Bay will look to play with that same patience and attitude tonight, but there has to be a balance. "Regardless of if you're behind in a game like we were tonight. New York is going to play desperate and it will be up to the Bolts to match that desperation. If they can continue to do that while also managing the puck, they will give themselves a great chance at advancing. "We need to continue to do the same here and realize, yeah, we pulled it out last game, but it was pretty tight there all the way down the whole game. After a long layoff following the Second Round, the Bolts played some uncharacteristic hockey in the first two games of the series. Whether it's shutting down his opponent, getting in on the forecheck, or making plays offensively, Cirelli can be counted on by his teammates and coaching staff. "If you don't see him in warm-ups, that pretty much tells you what's going on with him. "If you see him in warm-ups, then it's probably a game-time decision," Cooper said.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the third season in a row. With a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the Eastern ...

We competed every game.”— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 12, 2022 YOUR TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ARE 2022 EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS. ⚡️— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) pic.twitter.com/ct0tb1fKXv June 12, 2022 Coach Gallant: “We battled hard. Thanks to the superb defensive efforts of the Lightning, Vasilevskiy wasn't nearly as busy as his New York counterpart. If the team in front of him had been able to create any offense at all, we might be preparing for a Game 7 on Monday night. In Games 1 and 2, the Rangers scored a combined eight goals at five-on-five despite generating fewer high-danger chances. While Tampa Bay gets some criticism for the way it circumvents the NHL's salary cap, you have to tip your cap to general manager Julien BriseBois and this group of core players. That finishing touch ran out against a strong defensive team and the best goaltender in the world. Then the Lightning rattled off back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021, and they are four wins away from making it three in a row. The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the third season in a row. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos played hero with a pair of goals, including the game-winner late in the third that banked in off his body after a great save by Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin. Beyond that, Andrei Vasilevskiy did what he does in elimination games, which is build a forcefield around his own net. Everywhere outside of the crease, the Rangers got thoroughly outplayed, and their five-on-five offense was non-existent.

The Tampa Bay Lightning can advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive season with a victory against the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the ...

New York was able to get away from that matchup with the last change on home ice in Game 5, but Kreider, Zibanejad and Vatrano had another quiet game. It's screened shots and it's hitting in off shinpads and whatnot, so we've got to create those greasy opportunities for us." The Lightning have had more success against Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin with traffic in front for screens and deflections. "Our mindset has just got to be the same as the last three games," Lightning forward Patrick Maroon said. New York's 25 shots on goal in Game 5 were its fewest in the series. Now we've lost three in a row and we've got to battle back," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. Kreider, Vatrano and Zibanejad have not scored a 5-on-5 goal since. Although Vasilevskiy's 12-9 record for his career in potential series-clinching games doesn't stand out, his 1.65 GAA, .942 save percentage and NHL record six shutouts in those games do. "It's just focus on the opportunity at hand, the opportunity that we've earned," Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. Tampa Bay is bidding to become the first team to win the Stanley Cup in three consecutive seasons since the New York Islanders won four straight championships from 1980-83. "We've used that mentality in the past. But patience is also important when facing the Lightning.