Overview
- Nikita Kucherov logged two assists to extend his point streak to eight games as Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots for his sixth straight win.
- Colorado dropped consecutive games in regulation for the first time this season and finished the three-game road swing 1-2-0.
- The Avalanche were without captain Gabriel Landeskog and top defenseman Devon Toews, both week-to-week with upper-body injuries.
- Scott Wedgewood started for Colorado with Mackenzie Blackwood still unavailable, making 24 saves in the loss.
- Tampa Bay also scored through Jake Guentzel and Zemgus Girgensons before Anthony Cirelli added an empty-net goal.