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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Avalanche · FRI · OCT 23 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
FRI · OCT 23 · 8:00 PM CT
Ball Arena
The Spot · ALT
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
@
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
Upcoming
FRI · OCT 23 · 8:00 PM CT
The Spot · ALT
Tampa Bay Lightning
Away · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Brock Nelson has solved Andrei Vasilevskiy before, 8 goals on 68 shots. But the Lightning have found Mackenzie Blackwood beatable: .848 on 99 shots.
Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche
Home · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
Lightning
GOALIES
Avalanche
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
Lightning
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Avalanche
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
Lightning
INJURY REPORT
Avalanche
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Brock Nelson has solved Andrei Vasilevskiy before, 8 goals on 68 shots. But the Lightning have found Mackenzie Blackwood beatable: .848 on 99 shots.

Nikita Kucherov has quietly owned this matchup, 9 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Brock Nelson has 8 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (68 shots).
(Colorado)
8 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matchup
Nazem Kadri has 10 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (90 shots).
(Colorado)
10 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goaltending
Mackenzie Blackwood has struggled against Tampa Bay — a .848 save % on 99 shots.
.848 SV% vs TBL
Player
Nikita Kucherov has 9 points in his last 4 games against Colorado. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
9 pts, last 4 vs COL
Player
Brandon Hagel once put up 5 points in a game against Colorado. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
5 pts, one game vs COL