The Avalanche are 8-1 away from Ball Arena this postseason, and they'll look for their biggest road win of the season when they visit the Lightning in Game 6 at Amalie Arena on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, CBC, TVAS, SN).
Colorado leads the best-of-7 series 3-2 following their 3-2 loss in Game 5 at Ball Arena on Friday. It was disappointing, but the Avalanche have been here, done this before. They've closed out their previous three Stanley Cup Playoff series on the road: at the Nashville Predators in a four-game sweep in the Western Conference First Round, at the St. Louis Blues in six games in the second round and at the Edmonton Oilers in a four-game sweep in the conference final.
"We've been good on the road] because we just continue to play our game, regardless of the venue," Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. "Guys have been digging in on the road. We've seen it through the regular season, seen it really step up in the playoffs, guys coming hungry and ready to play and playing to our identity. So good 60-minute efforts there."
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So far on the road during the Final, the Avalanche lost 6-2 in Game 3 before a 3-2 overtime win in Game 4.
"The game in Tampa we won, we got stronger as the game went on and had a really good overtime," Bednar said. "All those things, just guys' want and will and desire to win."
The Colorado power play is No. 1 among playoff teams at 33.3 percent (20 for 60) but is converting 44 percent of the time (11 for 25) on the road. The Avalanche are averaging an NHL-best 4.56 goals per game and are third in allowing 3.11 goals per game away from home in the postseason.
"You have to change your game a little bit sometimes when you go on the road in different buildings," Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews said. "It's a little bit different environment you're not used to. We've done a good job of adapting to situations that have been put in front of us. We'll adapt and get ready for game 6."
Colorado would love to have celebrated a Cup victory in front of its fans, but the Avalanche have another chance to win it for the first time since 2001, no matter where they will play.
"We won [in Tampa] last time," goalie Darcy Kuemper said, "so we've just got to go out there and play our game and stay even keel through the highs and the lows. We would have taken a 3-2 series lead any day, so we're in a good spot here."
