Colorado Avalanche @ Tampa Bay Lightning

27-2-7, 12-2-5 Away

20-13-3, 10-9-0 Home

Avalanche

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
S. Wedgewood	16	1	4	2	2.01	.924
M. Blackwood	11	1	1	2	2.16	.924
T. Miner	0	0	2	0	2.12	.909

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	13	7	2	1	2.32	.915
J. Johansson	7	6	1	0	2.76	.897

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 7 January 2026

Tampa, FL

COL

Points

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

61PTS

30G

31A

Nikita KucherovRW #86

45PTS

13G

32A

Goals

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

30G

7PPG

162S

Brandon HagelLW #38

18G

2PPG

95S

Assists

Cale MakarD #8

32A

11PPA

32+/-

Nikita KucherovRW #86

32A

10PPA

9+/-

Colorado Avalanche

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Logan O'Connor RW	IR-LT	4 Jan

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brandon Hagel LW	IR	27 Dec
Emil Lilleberg D	IR	20 Jan
Erik Cernak D	IR-LT	31 Dec
Victor Hedman D	IR	1 Feb

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
COL	3.94	2.11	34.6	27.2	257	20	16.1	15	85.4	1	0
TB	3.25	2.61	27.7	26.6	413	21	18.1	18	84.3	2	0

Avalanche Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/24/25	vsUTA	W1-0
12/21/25	@MIN	W5-1
12/20/25	vsWPG	W3-2
12/17/25	@SEA	W5-3
12/14/25	vsNSH	W4-2

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/23/25	vsSTL	W4-1
12/21/25	vsCAR	W6-4
12/19/25	vsLA	L2-1
12/16/25	vsFLA	L5-2
12/13/25	@NYI	L3-2 SO

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

Lightning
2
Avalanche
3

Game 1

5/11

Avalanche
Lightning

Game 2

7/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	27	2	7	61
Dallas	25	7	6	56
Minnesota	22	10	6	50
Utah	18	18	3	39
Nashville	16	16	4	36
St. Louis	14	16	8	36
Winnipeg	15	17	3	33
Chicago	13	17	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers (19-10-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (15-14-6, in the Pacific Division)

Will Zellers leads U.S. past Germany in world juniors opener

Will Zellers scored twice and added an assist as the United States beat Germany 6-3 in both team's opening game of the World Junior Championships on Friday.

ECHL postpones 13 games after players go on strike

The ECHL postponed 13 games Friday after players went on strike, causing a work stoppage in the North American development minor hockey league two tiers below the NHL.

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Colorado Avalanche @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Goaltender Comparison

Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Brandon HagelLW #38

Cale MakarD #8

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Injury Report

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

COL leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Kraken play the Flyers on 3-game winning streak

Will Zellers leads U.S. past Germany in world juniors opener

ECHL postpones 13 games after players go on strike