Lightning beat Colorado Avalanche in Game 5

the two-time defending champion Lightning won 3-2 Friday night to prevent the Colorado Avalanche for clinching the Stanley Cup on home ice.

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Instead, the series will switch back to Tampa's Amalie Arena on Sunday (8 p.m. ET, ABC), with the Avalanche still holding a 3-2 series lead.

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"You're down in the series, the Cup's in the building, a great environment for the home team and how do you show gamesmanship?

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You do everything they just did," Lightning coach Jon Cooper told reporters about his team's effort.

The Lightning got a 35-save performance from goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, another clutch goal from Ondrej Palat, a rare goal from Jan Rutta and a rare power-play goal to edge Colorado.

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"We talked about it today that we didn't have a choice," captain Steven Stamkos said.

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"This was do-or-die for us. Sometimes, you get caught looking ahead a little bit and this group did a great job of focusing on the present." 

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The Avalanche were even called for a too many men on the ice penalty late in the game, forcing them to defend rather than press for the tying goal.

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