As an Avs fan, thanks to the Bolts fans for staying around and cheeering on the winner even though it wasn’t their team. Can’t be easy and we in Denver thank and respect you for that.

This is truly amazing. Guys speaking to each other, hugging and shaking hands like brothers. This is true sportsmanship, this is honor

Coming from an Avs fan, I was really happy to see how many Bolts fans stuck around. Tampa will be back next year. Vasi has some more fuel now, and he'll be better than ever. Go Avs Go!

This is the third cup I’ve seen raised by the Avalanche! First thanks should go to Super Joe Sakic for putting together a beauty of a team. He was a beast as a player and is now a beast of a GM. What a series. Congrats to the Bolts too on a great season. Go Avalanche!

Tampa crowd was a class act!! no boos just cheers. love to see it.

Congrats Colorado you played with heart in this one, you earned it that was a crazy series you did what the Canucks couldn’t do in 2011 facing an all star team with a comfortable lead in the series and holding them off for the championship.. is was starting to get a little worried for Colorado if this went to game 7 but regardless this is a great team and they played like champions in this one, congrats. GG that’s all folks

Congrats to both Teams for an amazing series.

Лучшая игра на планете! Этот момент рукопожатия просто Мега 👍Уважение ❤️🏒👊🏻👍

The best and classiest moment in all of sports...all animosity is gone and there is nothing but mutual and abiding respect

Love to see my Avs win but love to see this respect and sportsmanship more. ❤️

Колорадо с ПОБЕДОЙ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! вырвали такой матч. Валеру особенно хочется поздравить отдал все силы. Кадри, Макар и все остальные вы подарили праздник!!!!!!!!!!!!!🙌🙌🙌

It’s crazy to see how aggressive and physical they can be when they’re playing each other, like they almost hate one another, but then they shake hands at the end of a series and you can see the love and respect they actually have for each other. It’s quite something…one of my favourite moments of the finals is definitely the handshakes. Mad respect 🫡

I'll never forget the magical run the Lightning have had these past few years, giving me immense joy and hope as a fan during the height of the pandini. But the Avalanche were without question the better team this year. A goal-scoring buzzsaw that refused to be stopped. And major respect for Darcy Kuemper too. We went into this SCF thinking the Bolts' goaltending was our greatest advantage, and while Vasy was still good, Kuemper matched him blow for blow. Take good care of Lord Stanley in the Rockies, won't ya?

No game 7 right now but plenty of lightning and thunder in Tampa! Thank you for the great memories and an Eastern Conference Championship in 2022. Go Bolts 4 ever ⚡️⚡️⚡️

GG avs fans. That was an incredible series to watch, great action, pace and skill on display. The Wait is over and have a hell of a time you will never know if its the last time.

Великий Джо Сакик!!! Воплощение обаяния, интеллигентности - олицетворение Хоккея! Брависсимо!

I love vasi’s response to this. Total class act on the ice congratulating the Avs but showing just such disdain with his self and his teams failure. That’s how I want my players to be.

Blues fan here. Congrats to the Avs on the win. Well deserved. Respect to the Ning as well. Both clubs played their hearts out. Happy for former Blue, EJ finally winning a Cup. Shame it wasn’t with the Note, but he deserves all his success and I’m still happy for him. Looking forward to next season already. See you in the Central, Colorado. One of the toughest divisions in the league, now home to two recent SC winners.

Супер игра и серия, спасибо ребята Вам всем за такое шоу 👍

Great series by Tampa! They’ll definitely be back next year with Vassy in net. Avs have a lot of tough decisions in the off-season but now is the time to celebrate!

Congrats to the Avs!!! Well deserved Cup!! Even though they won in 6 this was one of the more entertaining finals in a long time!! In my opinion this entire post season has been some really great hockey!! From a Flyers fan who lost a chance to watch his team in the playoffs like 2 months before the season ended!! LOL... But they will be better next year!!

С победой..., заслужили!!!

Just a wonderful sport where after the wars of the playoffs are over, they come together in mutual respect for each other and for the sport. No other sport can match it!!!!

Congratulations Colorado. Go Bolts! Great crowd, great fans! I ⚡⚡

Тампе спасибо за сезон 💪🤜🤛😎🙌

Absolute class from Tampa fans cheering nonstop during handshakes

Incredible job Joe Sakic putting this team together. Now just keep it together we can back to back. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations to the Avs. Bummed Tampa was unable to complete the "3-peat" but super proud of the Lightning. GO BOLTS!

Проведена колоссальная работа в Колорадо,они это заслужили!Респект!!!

This is one of my favorite parts. Thank you for sportsmanship.

Congrats AVS, well deserved!

Great sportsmanship on display here. Nice work lads.

Was rooting for Tampa but pleased to see the best team this season win it all. The avs were unstoppable and fully deserve this.

Our last two cups are my favorite any of my teams have won. Beating defending champs Devils in 01 and back to back champs in Tampa. Avs earned it vs true champions defending their title to the bitter end 💪🏽

Congrats to Colorado from a Vancouver Canucks fan!

Truly a class act.

Оба клуба 🔥🔥🔥💪🤝✌🏻😎

Congrats to the Avs. Yall got better as the series went along. Let’s meet again next year.

Well done Colorado!

Congrats to the Avs on winning the Stanley Cup. Was really rooting for you. For the Lightning, so glad you lost but I already knew that would happen because since 2013, every time a team beats the Leafs in the first round, that team do not win the cup.

WELL. I'm a Detroit fan since the 80's - - so - yeah - I admit - I haven't gotten over it with Colorado:). I see Tampa still as Stevie's team so all that - I really wanted Tampa to win. But I will say, tons of respect for Joe Sakic as a player and now as a GM and I"m very glad for him. Well played Colorado. Tampa fans - loved the classy salute to your team. That's how it should be always at the end. Now on to next season. Let's go RedWings :)

Gotta admire this tradition. In other sports, it's a story when certain guys don't shake hands after a game. You don't have to worry about that in hockey. Even when the other team just won the championship. The definition of winning and losing like a man.

Two really top shelve coaching staffs. A dream rivalry.

Congrats Colorado!!

Coming this close to winning three straight cups is truly amazing. The lightning will forever be Champs in my book. To think that the Tampa Bay Lightning, who used to be lovable losers, almost won three in a row is nuts. Thank you Bolts.

All hale Cale Makar He a true winner: He won - Hobby college player of the year He won - Calder rookie of the year He won - Norris defensive player of the year He won - the Conn Symthe And now he won - The Stanley Cup What an amazing season for him and the Colorado Avalanche

Colorado deserved it but man what a difficult road it was for tampa to get to their third cup final beating three of the best teams in the league and facing avalanche in a final

Wow my best to the AVs! It must specially be hard for Perry who now has lost three finals with 3 different teams: Dallas, Montreal and TB! But that Vasilevskiy is young and will still be tough to beat next year but again my best to Colorado/Quebec City Champions!! So now Nate McKinnon WILL be bringing the cup to his home right here in Halifax/Cole Harbour!!!

Congratulations Colorado Avalanche! Вітаю Нэйтана, Габриэля, Дарси, Микко, Валерия и всю Команду с заслуженной победой!

Vasy kept it contained until he got in the tunnel, like every good Athlete should.

Both of these teams will be back. Could very well see it again next year.

Congrats to avs. This was hearthbroke to watch as a Tampa fan but the better team deserves it

We all know seeing the look of Perry's son, wearing his jersey, broke your heart for a second there...

Every cup team learns from the best at the time.......Oilers from the Islanders, Wings from the Devils and Avs, Pitt and Chicago from Detroit, LA from Chicago, and so on and so on..SO difficult.

Two good teams congrats avs. Go Leafs

Was anyone doubting Colorado was going to win it all?

I know Sakic is there, I wonder if Roy and Forsberg are in the crowd as well!

This series was bizarrely frictionless between two really evenly matched teams at the top of their game

Congratulation boys♥️🍀

в этом сезоне все справедливо получилось, правда Васю разозлили

Лавин с победой 🤌🏆💪💪💪🤝😎

Avalanches, congratulations!

Seeing Jon Cooper getting his come-uppance is oh-so sweet.

Habs fan here. I did not comment anything until now since I didn't want to jinx anything but I'm so happy the avs/nordiques won and that you knocked off Tampa. Probably everyone from quebec was rooting for you. We avenged you last year by knocking off vegas and you avenged us by knocking Tampa. Happy for lehkonen also. Great victory on your part. Enjoy 👍

That parade was awesome can't believe my AVs won this thing 👏 let's gooooo 🏆

Let’s go lightning!!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

No part of my feels bad for Tampa. Finally a different team won. Congrats Colorado u knocked off the best team of the cap era

one of the coolest things too see the hand shake after the game sportman ship.

Thank you Colorado

best part is when the head coaches shook hands and hugged it out

So proud 🙏❤️

Колорадо был сильнее в этом матче. Поздравляю! Валеру с Чашкой!

Colorado Defeat Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay Lightning Say: Impossible!

Vassy was mad walking down the hall.. I wanted to see more of it lol

Poor Perry, I felt bad seeing his wife crying in the crowd. I felt bad for the lightning losing such a close game/series who already won 2. Then saw Perry.. gotta feel bad for him.

My heart sinks for Vassy

Love seeing Cooper with his head down in defeat.

LETS GO AVALANCHE

Cooper was probably complaining that the avs shook their hands too hard

Thanks to Matt Duchene, the avs wouldn't have been here without you.

As a Habs fan I'm happy for Lehky but I'm also sad for Corey 😢

Both awesome teams tampa gave 100% but it looks like colorado gave 110% I wanted Colorado to win but ggs tampa

My Champ’s, my Champ’s 🏆🏆

The better team with the "galloping" legs won. The better man won.

Dreams come true

Vasi waited to let the rage out until no one could see him, only to have a camera right up his face when he did it lol

Can we just take a moment to appreciate what Tampa Bay did???? Three straight Finals appearances and winning back to back championship. There’s a lot of teams who’d take that opportunity.

Good sports we do this every game

Congrats Avs. Goodnight from Tampa.

Справедливо все закончилось

Football was my first love, but the Sportsmanship is why I respect the average Hockey Player more than the average Football Player.

Now it’s Steve Yzerman turn to win it all with the Red Wings

"So then, I started throwing helmets." - Vasileski

from a leaf fan congrats nazem kadri🔥❤️

Kale Makar makes Quinn Hughes look like a pylon. Funny how the Calder was a debate, now he’s a Norris winner and Stanley Cup champs… mean while in Vancouver, “at least we aren’t Toronto!” Mean while in Toronto, *crickets*

Unfortunately they didn’t win it at home…but what a run Colorado had, just a solid team, Tampa fortunate to not having to play a good team 2 out of the 3 Stanley cup finals.