The Colorado Avalanche will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Avalanche Preview
The Colorado Avalanche are 27-18-4 this season after they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Colorado out shot Pittsburgh by a total of 42-38 and went 0-4 on the power play in the loss. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.02 goals per game, 2.71 goals against per game, 23.9% on the power play, and 77% on the penalty kill. Mikko Rantanen has led the Avalanche this season with 34 goals, 27 assists, and 185 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 20-11-3 this season with a 2.60 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
Lightning Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 32-16-2 this season after they lost to the San Jose Sharks in overtime by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Tampa Bay out shot San Jose by a total of 37-22 and went 1-6 on the power play in the loss. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.56 goals per game, 3.02 goals against per game, 26% on the power play, and 79.6% on the penalty kill. Nikita Kucherov has led the Lightning with 20 goals, 55 assists, and 169 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Tampa Bay is Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 23-13-1 this season with a 2.63 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.
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