LATE FRIDAY/GAME 5: Tampa Bay 3, Colorado 2

Tampa Bay 1 1 1 — 3

Colorado 0 1 1 — 2

First Period: 1, Tampa Bay, Rutta 1 (Perry, Sergachev), 15:23

Penalties: Compher, COL (High Sticking), 3:13; Kadri, COL (Hooking), 6:58; Stamkos, TB (Tripping), 11:17

Second Period: 2, Colorado, Nichushkin 9 (MacKinnon, Makar), 5:07; 3, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 8 (Perry, Stamkos), 8:10 (pp)

Penalties: Compher, COL (Holding Stick), 6:27; Killorn, TB (Holding), 6:27; Makar, COL (Tripping), 6:58; Colton, TB (High Sticking), 16:17

Third Period: 4, Colorado, Makar 8 (Toews, Nichushkin), 2:31; 5, Tampa Bay, Palat 11 (Sergachev, Hedman), 13:38

Penalties: Colorado bench, served by Newhook (Too Many Men on the Ice), 17:17

Shots on Goal: Tampa Bay 11-8-10—29; Colorado 12-14-12—38

Power-play opportunities: Tampa Bay 1 of 4; Colorado 0 of 2

Goalies: Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 14-8-0 (38 shots-36 saves); Colorado, Kuemper 9-4-0 (29-26)

A: 18,015 (18,007)

T: 2:42

Referees: Jean Hebert, Chris Rooney

Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jonny Murray.