The 11 best photos from the Tampa Bay Lightning's Stanley Cup victory
Lord Stanley in all its glory.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup champions once more! Less than 10 months after the team’s second Stanley Cup in history, the Lightning remain on top of the NHL for another season.
Rookie Ross Colton tallied the lone goal for the Lightning in the team’s 1-0 Game 5 victory at home in Tampa Bay. After the Montreal Canadiens prevented the sweep on Monday in overtime, the Lightning got the series win — and the Stanley Cup — off Colton’s goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy’s 22-save shutout.
Here are the 11 best photos from the Lightning’s celebrations after winning Game 5 in Tampa Bay in front of over 18,000 fans.