Overview
- Victor Olofsson scored twice, including a power-play goal following a too-many-men penalty, to lead Colorado’s offense.
- Ross Colton added the eventual winner against his former team as the Avalanche opened a 3-1 cushion in the second period.
- Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves to secure his league-leading eighth victory of the season.
- The result ended Tampa Bay’s five-game winning streak, with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point providing the Lightning goals as Kucherov reached 1,005 career points.
- Nathan MacKinnon logged an assist to extend his points streak to seven games as Colorado reached an NHL-best 22 points, and outlets varied on Andrei Vasilevskiy’s saves at 30 or 31.