Tampa Bay Lightning beat Stars to win Stanley Cup for second time

The Tampa Bay Lightning won the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history with a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday.

ReutersUpdate: Sep 29th, 2020 02:06 EDT

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Following their maiden Stanley Cup win back in 2004, Tampa Bay Lightning clinched the best-of-seven championship series 4-2 over Dallas.

The entire Stanley Cup Final was held in Edmonton, one of two Canadian hub cities for the playoffs, to help limit travel and minimize Covid-19 risks.

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Tampa Bay missed the chance to clinch the Cup after a double-overtime loss on Saturday but would not let the opportunity slip away a second time.

The Lightning, who are 5-0 after a loss this postseason, punished Dallas for some undisciplined play with Brayden Point scoring on a powerplay, pounding home his own rebound for his 14th of the playoffs.

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Stamkos #91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning hoists the Stanley Cup overhead after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 2-0 in Game Six of the NHL Stanley Cup Final to win the best of seven game series 4-2 at Rogers Place on September 28, 2020 in EDave SandfordNHLI via Getty Images