The Tampa Bay Lightning replied with two wins to the loss at the first game of the Stanley Cup final series against The Dallas Stars. The exchange of winnings at the beginning of the final series wasn’t a real blow to The Lightning’s prospects: John Cooper's team is still the series’ favorite: the odds are -192 on their victory and +175 on The Dallas Stars winning the final.

The Lightning defeated The Columbus (4-1 by game), The Boston (4-1), and The Islanders (4-2) on their way to the Stanley Cup final. The Stars proved to be the strongest team in the Western Conference having beaten The Calgary (4-2), The Colorado (4-3), and The Vegas (4-1).

Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP) odds:

• Anton Khudobin +195;
• Braden Point +250;
• Victor Hedman +285;
• Nikita Kucherov +325;
• Andrey Vasilevskiy +1000;
• Miro Heiskanen +1400;
• Jamie Benn + 2000
• Joe Pavelski +2200;
• John Klingberg +5000;
• Alexander Radulov +5000;
• Ondřej Palát +5000;
• Tyler Seguin +5000;
• Alex Killorn +6000;
• Denis Guryanov +7000;
• Joel Kiviranta +7500;
• Roope Hintz +7500;

The next match of the Stanley Cup final series will occur on September 27.

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