Stamkos 得点する／非難する／２０s twice, 雷 （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 特別奇襲隊員s 2-1 in Game 6
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay 雷's 企て，努力，提案 for a three-peat is alive and 井戸／弁護士席.
With captain Steven Stamkos 主要な the way, the two-time defending 支持する／優勝者s （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the New York 特別奇襲隊員s 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern 会議／協議会 final Saturday night, 安全な・保証するing a 寝台／地位 in the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year.
"It's going to be 堅い to get out of the moment and look 支援する and realize what a special group we have here because there´s still some games to be played," Stamkos said. "You´re still not at the end of our goal, but in 説 that this group is pretty amazing and pretty special."
Stamkos 得点する／非難する／２０d two goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy had 20 saves for the 雷, who won the series 4-2 - winning four straight games after losing the first two on the road - and will 直面する the Colorado 雪崩／（抗議などの）殺到 in the Cup final.
Game 1 is Wednesday night in Denver.
"It´s probably not the greatest word to use, but I´m damn impressed by this group," coach Jon Cooper said.
Tampa Bay 雷 中心 Steven Stamkos, 中心, celebrates his goal against the New York 特別奇襲隊員s with Jan Rutta, 権利 and Tampa Bay 雷 左翼 Ondrej Palat, left, during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
"It´s impressive what they´ve done. ... I´m just utterly impressed by what they do to 勝利，勝つ a ホッケー game," he 追加するd. "And the fact that they they have every excuse in the world to not 勝利，勝つ because nobody would fault them by 説 hey, you won one, you won two and to come 支援する and and go for a third. I´m impressed."
Stamkos put the 雷 ahead for good in the third period just 21 seconds after New York´s Frank Vatrano 得点する／非難する／２０d on the 力／強力にする play with the Tampa Bay captain in the 刑罰，罰則 box for 持つ／拘留するing.
Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat 補助装置d on the 勝利者 with 6 1/2 minutes left, with the puck deflecting off Stamkos´ 膝 into the 逮捕する after 特別奇襲隊員s goalie Igor Shesterkin stopped the 初期の 発射.
Stamkos also 得点する／非難する／２０d on a wrist 発射 from the 最高の，を越す of the 権利 circle 中途の through the second period.
"I 明白に was a little disappointed in myself for taking the 刑罰，罰則. ... It´s 平易な to say now, but for some 推論する／理由 I wasn´t as 動揺させるd as I usually am in those 状況／情勢s," Stamkos said. "I was just 確信して in our group that we would find a way, whether it was in 規則 or was in overtime. We deserved to 勝利，勝つ the game. That was the feeling we had from puck 減少（する）."
The 雷 are the first team to make three 連続した 外見s in the Cup final since Edmonton did it from 1983-85. They are trying to b ecome the first to 勝利，勝つ three straight 選手権s since the New York Islanders （人命などを）奪う，主張するd four in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 from 1980-83.
The 特別奇襲隊員s, 負かす／撃墜する 3-2 in a series for the third straight 一連の会議、交渉／完成する, were 5-0 in 排除／予選 games this postseason before Saturday night.
The only teams to 勝利，勝つ more 排除／予選 games in a 選び出す／独身 postseason were the 1975 New York Islanders (eight), 2014 Los Angeles Kings (seven) and 2003 Minnesota Wild (six).
"It´s hard 権利 now. But we played 井戸／弁護士席, we 戦う／戦いd hard, we had a chance to 勝利，勝つ all those games," 特別奇襲隊員s coach Gerard Gallant said. "They 設立する a way to get the big goal at the big time."
New York dropped three of the first four games before winning three straight 排除／予選 games to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 開始 一連の会議、交渉／完成する. It lost the first two on the road at Carolina before 回復するing to 追い出す the ハリケーンs in seven games to reach the East final.
It was a different story Saturday night, with the 雷 限界ing New York´s 得点する／非難する／２０ing 適切な時期s while outshooting the 特別奇襲隊員s 31-21.
Vasilevskiy went long stretches without 存在 実験（する）d. He 直面するd just seven 発射s in the 開始 period, six in the second and eight in the third.
Shesterkin, 一方／合間, stopped 29 of 31 発射s and made big save after big save to give New York a chance.
"I thought Igor was 優れた. He gave us a chance to 勝利，勝つ every night. We got outchanced in a lot of the games, but he was 優れた. He was our best player all year long and again in this series," Gallant said.
"Shesterkin was unbelievable. He made some unbelievable saves to keep them in it, but I think I just felt 肉親，親類d of a 静めるing presence because of the group," Stamkos said. "It was just one of those nights where whether it was the next 転換 after, whether I 得点する／非難する／２０d or someone else 得点する／非難する／２０d, it was just a feeling that we were going to get it done."
NOTES: The 雷 played again without 今後 Brayden Point, who´s 行方不明になるd 10 games since 苦しむing a lower-団体／死体 傷害 during Tamp a Bay´s Game 7 victory over Toronto in the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する. He was the NHL´s 主要な goal scorer the previous two postseasons. ... 雷 defenseman 勝利者 Hedman 出口d in the second period after appearing to be 肘d in the 長，率いる by New York´s Alexis Lafreniere. He returned at the start of the third period.
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Tampa Bay 雷 中心 Steven Stamkos (91) shows 左翼 Pat Maroon (14) the Prince of むちの跡s トロフィー after the team 敗北・負かすd the New York 特別奇襲隊員s during Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦 Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The 雷 前進するd to the Stanley Cup 決勝戦. (AP Photo/Chris O'Me ara)
Members of the Tampa Bay 雷 提起する／ポーズをとる with the Prince of むちの跡s トロフィー after 敗北・負かすing the New York 特別奇襲隊員s Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦 Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The 雷 前進するd to the Stanley Cup 決勝戦. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 中心 Steven Stamkos (91) 持つ／拘留するs up the Prince of むちの跡s トロフィー after the team 敗北・負かすd the New York 特別奇襲隊員s during Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦 Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The 雷 前進するd to the Stanley Cup 決勝戦. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
New York 特別奇襲隊員s goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) sprays water on his 直面する after giving up a goal to Tampa Bay 雷 中心 Steven Stamkos during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 左翼 Brandon Hagel (38) gets off a 発射 against New York 特別奇襲隊員s defenseman Braden Schneider (45) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 左翼 Alex Killorn (17) gets around New York 特別奇襲隊員s 中心 Barclay Goodrow (21) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 中心 Steven Stamkos (91) celebrates his goal against New York 特別奇襲隊員s goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 左翼 Brandon Hagel (38) plays the puck of his chest after getting around New York 特別奇襲隊員s 中心 Barclay Goodrow (21) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 左翼 Pat Maroon (14) passes the puck by New York 特別奇襲隊員s defenseman Braden Schneider (45) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
New York 特別奇襲隊員s goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes the save against Tampa Bay 雷 右翼 Nikita Kucherov (86) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 中心 Steven Stamkos (91) moves the puck against the New York 特別奇襲隊員s during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay 雷 中心 Anthony Cirelli (71) goes in for a 発射 on New York 特別奇襲隊員s goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup プレーオフs Eastern 会議／協議会 決勝戦, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/ Chris O'Meara)
