Overview
- Colorado (31-3-7) faces Tampa Bay (25-13-3) at 7:00 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena, with the Lightning listed at +100 and broadcasts on The Spot, ALT, and ESPN+.
- The Avalanche had a 10-game win streak snapped 2-1 by the Panthers on Sunday and now play their third game in four nights.
- Coach Jared Bednar said Gabriel Landeskog and Devon Toews are week-to-week with upper-body injuries, with Mackenzie Blackwood on injured reserve and Joel Kiviranta unavailable.
- The Lightning have won seven straight, highlighted by Darren Raddysh’s first career hat trick and Nikita Kucherov’s five-point outing that pushed him to 20 goals for the season.
- Both teams drive play at even strength but underperform on the power play, with Colorado converting 16.3% and Tampa Bay at 19.5%, while Victor Hedman remains out since Dec. 9 with an elbow injury.