Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Avalanche

31-4-7, 69 PTS

2-4

Final

Lightning

26-13-3, 55 PTS

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).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Misconduct
P3 0:00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous Roughing against Artturi Lehkonen
P3 0:00
Martin Necas Roughing against Nick Paul
P3 0:00
Nick Paul Roughing against Martin Necas
P3 0:09
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nick Paul
P3 0:11
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 0:22
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Cale Makar
P3 0:28
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 0:32
Brock Nelson Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 0:43
Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 0:51
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
P3 0:55
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:58
Ross Colton shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
P3 1:04
Ross Colton Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 1:15
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Left
P3 1:19
TO
Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
P3 1:25
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jack Drury
GOALP3 1:25
Goal! Snap shot
Anthony Cirelli
Anthony Cirelli Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (18), Darren Raddysh (24)
COL 2 - 4 TB
P3 1:37
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 1:38
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 1:41
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P3 1:45
J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 1:48
Cale Makar Slap Shot Wide Right