Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey LeagueNikita Kucherov scores first goal to ignite early flurry, Tampa Bay beats Colorado 5-2
Jake Guentzel and Conor Geekie also scored in the early flurry against goalie Kaapo Kahkonen, who was making his season debut for Colorado after being claimed off waivers from Winnipeg.
Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli added an empty net goal with 1:20 left in regulation.
Ivan Ivan tipped in a shot from Cale Makar for a power-play goal late in the first period. Makar added a goal in the third period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 33 saves, picking up his 299th career victory.
Makar and Nathan MacKinnon were both credited with an assist on Ivan’s goal, extending their season opening point streak to 11 games.
Avalanche: Colorado matched a season low in scoring after losing two more forwards to injury in Ross Colton (broken foot) and Miles Wood (upper-body injury). The banged-up Avalanche were already without Jonathan Drouin (upper body), captain Gabriel Landeskog (knee) and Artturi Lehkonen (shoulder).
TB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 1:01 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (4), Victor Hedman (7) | |
Goal | 1st Period 3:36 | Jake Guentzel Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (7), Ryan McDonagh (3) | |
Goal | 1st Period 5:32 | Conor Geekie Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (10), Brandon Hagel (5) | |
Goal | 1st Period 14:56 | Ivan Ivan Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Cale Makar (15), Nathan MacKinnon (12) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 6:28 | Jake Guentzel Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (5), Nikita Kucherov (8) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 10:57 | Cale Makar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (11), Nathan MacKinnon (13) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:40 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (6) |
Statistics
TB | COL | |
---|---|---|
17 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
12 | Hits | 24 |
2 | Takeaways | 1 |
21 | Shots | 35 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
28 | Faceoffs Won | 19 |
59.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.4 |
18 | Giveaways | 9 |
7 | Total Penalties | 6 |
17 | Penalty Minutes | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,019 | Capacity:
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,019 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 9 | 6 | 20 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
Utah | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |