Overview
- Brandon Hagel netted the winner at 8:31 of the third period, his 20th goal of the season, and added an assist on Anthony Cirelli’s empty-netter.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots for his sixth consecutive victory as Tampa Bay’s streak reached eight games.
- Nikita Kucherov recorded two assists to extend his point streak to eight games, continuing a run of multipoint performances.
- Colorado played without captain Gabriel Landeskog and defenseman Devon Toews, both labeled week-to-week, with Mackenzie Blackwood still on injured reserve and Scott Wedgewood starting.
- Parker Kelly and Brock Nelson scored for the Avalanche, who lost consecutive games in regulation for the first time this season after their 10-game win streak ended in Florida.