DENVER — Colorado coach Jared Bednar didn’t like a controversial penalty called in Game 5 on Friday. It helped decide the fate for the Avalanche’s fate, which was a 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay.
Bednar’s team was leading the series, 3-1, entering Game 5, with a chance of lifting the Cup on home ice. Partly due to a tripping offense, the Lightning won the game. Cale Makar The second period saw a Tampa Bay forward 4-on-3 power play goal Nikita Kucherov.
This ended up being the difference between Friday’s result and Friday’s, which was not a good fit for Bednar.
Bednar stated, “I didn’t love that call because I don’t believe there was any intent there.” “I don’t think he was even checking that guy.” [Ondrej Palat]. To me, it looked like he kinda tripped over the stick. It was a hard one. That was their only power play goal. That hurt, it stung a bit. It is what it is. You just have to accept the inevitable.
Makar attempted to avoid questions about the penalty by saying he hadn’t seen a replay yet, and focusing on Colorado’s ongoing goal of ending the series.
Makar stated, “I’m here not to talk about refs.” We must fight through that. It’s playoffs. There will be discrepancies between games with different people. It’s what it is. It is impossible to control your emotions. This is my view. [tripping penalty] This doesn’t often happen, but you need to refocus.
Due to minor penalties, both sides were already playing 4-on-4 when it happened. Alex Killorn (holding) as well as a late offsetting decision against JT Compher. (holding). Colorado’s penalty kill was already 2-for-2, but it couldn’t keep Kucherov away when he fired a shot on. Darcy Kuemper.
Kucherov’s 2-1 Lightning win brought the Avalanche within a game of a 1-0 lead. Despite the Tampa Bay man edge, Colorado tried to keep the momentum shift in context.
“That’s unfortunate,” Devon Toews he said about the call. “I don’t know if it’s justified or not. That one didn’t go our way. We didn’t get enough pucks or generate enough power to their goalie. It’s a crucial point in the game. But I don’t know why. [we lost].”
Friday’s Cup Final was the second consecutive game to put emphasis on officiating. After Tampa Bay’s Game 4 overtime loss, Jon Cooper, Lightning coach, left his news conference. He said he didn’t believe it. Nazem KadriIt should have been credited to’s game-winning goal. Later, it was revealed that this was due to a perceived miss call by too many Avalanche players.
Colorado was penalized for having too many men in Game 5, while trailing 3-2. This prevented them from pulling Kuemper until it was less than one minute. Kuemper’s performance was assessed by Bednar in a 26-save performance and he was given an “OK” rating. The 4-on-3 marker still loomed large for him.
Kuemper stated that he liked Kuemper’s game. “They won the 4-on-3 game there, and they were successful on it.” It was the difference.
After an emotionally difficult Game 4, Tampa Bay showed it can turn the page quickly. As the series moves back to Tampa on Sunday, Colorado must do the same.
“I’m not getting into [the officiating]Captain Gabriel Landeskog said. “It’s something they [the Lightning] We don’t think we can do that. We are focusing on the game. Tomorrow, we’ll be watching some video. We want to ensure that we’re correcting any issues before going into the next game.