- A wonderful feeling.
We made a fantastic away match and I am excited that we now have the chance to play again in our home arena on Sunday, says match winner Ondrej Palat on American television.
With 6.22 left, Victor Hedman had the puck in the bottom left corner.
In the castle, Ondrej Palat lifted the club, got the puck and shot directly via goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper before the puck looked into the goal for a decisive 3-2.
Colorado fans waved white handkerchiefs
The Colorado fans, where many waved goodbye with white handkerchiefs, were silenced and now the final series returns to Florida for the sixth game on Monday night.
- It is obvious that they have a lot of experience in moments like this, maybe not to fall behind in a final series but after all we had a good opportunity tonight.
The toughest challenge in sports is to beat a team.
We get to charge the batteries and look ahead.
We still have a great opportunity in Tampa, says Colorado's Cale Makar, whose team is very strong away from home.
Out of nine matches in this playoff, they have won eight.
Once, a team that was down 1-3 in a final series has managed to turn around and win 4-3.
That was when Toronto turned 0-3 against Detroit in 1942.