Watch: Valeri Nichushkin gets Avs on the board, ties up Tampa in Game 5

The Stanley Cup Final came back to Denver with the Avalanche leading 3-1, and only one team in NHL history had erased a 3-1 deficit in the Stanley Cup Final.

But Tampa Bay got off to a good start, scoring one in the first to take a 1-0 lead into the second period.

The Avs answered the Bolts back, scoring at 5:07 of the second period to tie the game at 1-1.

Nichushkin picks up the rebound and it's a tie game 🚨 pic.twitter.com/cPZg9o8IHa

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 25, 2022

It was Valeri Nichushkin’s ninth playoff goal, getting helpers from  Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.

Game 5 is tied 1-1.

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