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It took Dave Andreychuk 22 seasons before he finally hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning needed only 12.Tampa Bay, one of the NHL's worst franchises for most of the past decade, capped off a surprising run to its first Stanley Cup title with a 2-1 victory over the pesky Calgary Flames.The Lightning became one of the most unlikely Stanley Cup winners ever and kept the Calgary Flames from an even more improbable championship.How they did it was no surprise at all.The Lightning did it with a very reliable formula in so big a game: Getting exceptional efforts from their best players and a big night from their goalie. Ruslan Fedotenko scored twice, including the critical first goal, just as he did in the conference finals.The Flames, threatening to become one of the most unexpected champions in NHL history, were held to only seven shots in a dismal first two periods before making a frantic late surge started by Craig Conroy's power-play goal midway through the third."We just tried to get through it, and we found a way," Lightning coach John Tortorella said. "It's unbelievable. It's a great feeling."