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Olofsson Scores Twice as Avalanche Edge Lightning 3-2 to Seize NHL Lead

The win snapped Tampa Bay's five-game run in a 2022 Final rematch.

Overview

  • The result moved Colorado to an NHL-best 22 points.
  • Victor Olofsson scored on the power play and again early in the second for the decisive lead.
  • Scott Wedgewood turned aside 22 shots to secure his league-leading eighth win.
  • Ross Colton added the eventual winner to push the margin to 3-1 against his former team.
  • Colorado capitalized after a too-many-men penalty against the NHL’s third-ranked penalty kill, as Nathan MacKinnon extended a seven-game point streak and Nikita Kucherov reached 1,005 career points.