Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+
On the ice
COL shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| TB | 12 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
In net
Scott Wedgewood24/27 SV, .889
Andrei Vasilevskiy31/33 SV, .939| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Who won: Lightning 4-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Lightning outscored the Avalanche 2-0 in the 3rd period. Brandon Hagel led the Lightning in goals (1). Parker Kelly led the Avalanche in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:43 | 3:09 | 0:00 | 10:34 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:05 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 12:04 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 12:59 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:47 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:15 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 14:39 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:38 | 3:34 | 0:21 | 14:43 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:39 | 0:25 | 1:58 | 15:16 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic JamesC | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:08 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:20 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 12:46 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 0:17 | 11:55 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:50 | 3:26 | 0:05 | 13:19 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan CarlileD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11:30 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 9:57 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik CernakD | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 20:18 | 0:06 | 2:26 | 17:46 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell CrozierD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 13:56 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:10 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 21:02 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| J.J. MoserD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24:06 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 21:41 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:39 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 21:11 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .939 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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