Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey League
Nathan MacKinnon has goal and 3 assists in Avalanche's 6-3 win over Lightning
Devon Toews, Fedor Svechkov, Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas also scored as Colorado rebounded from back-to-back road losses. Mackenzie Blackwood made 31 saves.
Jake Guentzel scored twice and Charle-Edouard D’Astous added another for the Lightning, who saw their three-game winning streak halted. Nikita Kucherov was held in check and remains a goal or assist away from becoming the franchise's career points leader. He has 1,137 points and is tied with Steven Stamkos.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 18 of 23 shots, including one off the mask on MacKinnon's liner.
Guentzel's goal with 42.7 seconds left in the second period made it 4-2. The Avalanche unsuccessfully challenged the play for a missed stoppage. The Lightning went on the power play but couldn't score. They struggled on the power play all evening.
MacKinnon’s goal with 15:42 remaining gave Colorado a 5-2 cushion. Necas sealed it with a late empty-net tally.
Logan O’Connor returned to the lineup after missing the start of the season with a lower-body injury. He recently lost his father, Myles, a former NHL defenseman, at age 59.
The game featured the league's currently longest-tenured coaches in Jon Cooper and Jared Bednar. Cooper took over the Lightning in March 2013 and has won two Stanley Cups. Bednar was hired by Colorado in August 2016 and captured one Cup — in 2022 over the Lightning.
Wyndham Clark, the 2026 U.S. Open champion, was in attendance and brought his trophy. Clark drank from the cup while receiving an ovation from the crowd.
Avalanche: At Nashville on Sunday night.
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Regular Season SeriesCOL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:08 | Devon Toews Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (7), Nathan MacKinnon (11) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:52 | Nazem Kadri Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: T.J. Hughes (2), Nathan MacKinnon (12) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:24 | Fedor Svechkov Goal (2) Batted, assists: Jaden Schwartz (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:13 | Jake Guentzel Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (3), Brayden Point (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:57 | Artturi Lehkonen Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (13), Devon Toews (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:17 | Jake Guentzel Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (7), Brandon Hagel (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:18 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (4), Martin Necas (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:13 | Charle-Edouard D'Astous Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (1), Max Crozier (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:19 | Martin Necas Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Landeskog (3) |
Statistics
 TB |
 COL |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
| 30 | Hits | 16 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 34 | Shots | 24 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 6 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 16.7 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 38 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 59.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.6 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 7 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 14 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Roy, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 26 |
| Zachary L'Heureux, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 25 |
| Zemgus Girgensons, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 24 |
| Yanni Gourde, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
