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TAMPA, Fla. — They were among the very best in the NHL this season. Threats to score every night, every period, every shift.

Superstitions are not rare in sports, often time athletes eat the same meal before games or stick to a regimented routine to maintain continuity. Tiger Woods famously only wears red on Sundays, Michael Jordan wore his University of North Carolina college basketball shorts under his Chicago Bulls shorts and slugger…

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.

Here are three quick hits from the Colorado Avalanche's 4-0 victory against the Edmonton Oilers to go up 2-0 in the Western Conference finals.

DENVER — Whew!

First, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.

In trying to put a cosmic Game 5 collapse behind them, the Avalanche has at least one thing going for it:

DENVER — On eight occasions this season, the Blues put together winning streaks of three games or more. They won five in a row to start the season and won nine straight in April.

HOLY COW, NATHAN MACKINNON!

NASHVILLE — A month ago, Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said playing the Western Conference-leading Avalanche in the first round of the playoff would “be a waste of eight days.”

NASHVILLE — A month ago, Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said playing the Western Conference-leading Avalanche in the first round of the playoff would “be a waste of eight days.”