Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche

0-1-0, 0-1-0 Away

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	0	1	0	0	4.30	.833

Avalanche

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
M. Blackwood	1	0	0	0	4.00	.871

Ball Arena

9:00 PM, October 23, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Denver, CO

COL

Points

Nikita KucherovRW #86

1PTS

Brock NelsonC #11

3PTS

Goals

Nikita KucherovRW #86

0PPG

Artturi LehkonenLW #62

2PPG

Assists

Brayden PointC #21

0PPA

-1+/-

Brock NelsonC #11

2PPA

0+/-

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Yanni Gourde C	IR-NR	Dec 2
Dominic James C	IR-NR	Oct 13

Colorado Avalanche

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Zachary L'Heureux LW	IR	Oct 3
Logan O'Connor RW	IR	Oct 3
Trent Miner G	IR-NR	Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov C	IR-NR	Oct 7

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/1/26	@NYR	L5-1
9/26/26	@FLA	W3-2 SO
9/24/26	vsFLA	L5-3
9/22/26	@NSH	L3-2 OT
9/20/26	vsNSH	W2-1

Avalanche Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/30/26	vsLA	W8-4
9/26/26	@UTA	L2-0
9/25/26	vsWPG	W5-2
9/21/26	@WPG	L3-1
9/20/26	vsUTA	W4-1

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/23

Lightning
Avalanche

Game 1

10/23

ESPN+

Avalanche
Lightning

Game 2

2/13

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	1	0	1	3
Boston	1	0	0	2
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Toronto	1	1	0	2
Detroit	0	0	0	0
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	0	1	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	PTS
Utah	1	0	2
Colorado	1	0	2
Minnesota	1	0	2
Dallas	0	0	0
St. Louis	0	0	0
Winnipeg	0	0	0
Nashville	0	1	0
Chicago	0	2	0

Connor McDavid has a goal and four assists as the Oilers hang on to beat the Canucks 9-7

— Connor McDavid scored a goal and had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers built a six-goal lead and held on for a 9-7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Luca Cagnoni scores in OT in the Sharks' season-opening victory over the Panthers

— Luca Cagnoni rocketed a shot off goalie Akira Schmid at 3:14 of overtime and the San Jose Sharks opened the season with a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Florida Panthers vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche

Scoring Leaders

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Brock NelsonC #11

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Artturi LehkonenLW #62

Brayden PointC #21

Brock NelsonC #11

Injury Report

Connor McDavid has a goal and four assists as the Oilers hang on to beat the Canucks 9-7

Luca Cagnoni scores in OT in the Sharks' season-opening victory over the Panthers

Florida Panthers vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights