Overview
- Tampa Bay enters the home matchup on a seven-game winning streak after sweeping a three-game California trip.
- Colorado’s 10-game run ended Sunday in a 2-1 loss to Florida, marking just its third regulation defeat in 41 games.
- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Landeskog and Toews are week-to-week, with Mackenzie Blackwood on injured reserve and Joel Kiviranta unavailable.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected for Tampa Bay, while Scott Wedgewood is likely to start again for Colorado in Blackwood’s absence.
- With Victor Hedman sidelined, Darren Raddysh has taken on a larger role for Tampa Bay, highlighted by his first career hat trick as Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point continue to produce.