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DENVER — Let’s consider all the possible reactions to another Game 1 loss for the Lightning.

What to expect from this weekend’s tournament.

Can the Lightning make it three Stanley Cups in a row?

Will Tampa Bay complete a first three-peat since the 1980s? Or will Colorado’s high-octane offense stop a dynasty in its tracks?

DENVER — Different generations, different styles of hockey. But the entertainment value is undoubtedly the same.

DENVER — The Avalanche injury update on Thursday was perhaps as good of news as fans could have hoped.

The asking price for resale Avalanche tickets has peaked at $10,000 per seat at Ball Arena as fans clamor to witness the Stanley Cup Final.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Wearing a smile nearly as big as when he handed the Stanley Cup to Ray Bourque in 2001, Joe Sakic emerged from the Colorado locker room after Avs’ 6-5 victory against Edmonton. “It’s fun. But we’re not done,” Sakic told me Monday. “We need four more wins.”

They made quick work of the Oilers and will await the winner of the Rangers-Lightning series.

The tense moment proved too much for rules analyst Don Koharski to handle.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Colorado’s Artturi Lehkonen scored on a rebound 1:19 into overtime in Game 4 here Monday night against Edmonton as the Avs swept the Western Conference Finals and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since winning it all in 2001.