The Colorado Avalanche have reached the NHL summit for the third time in franchise history.

Artturi Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal with 7:32 remaining in the second period to lift the Avalanche to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday.

Colorado, which also won the title in 1996 and 2001, denied Tampa Bay's bid for a three-peat.