The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at home to win their third straight game. The win ended the Lightning’s five-game winning streak.
Victor Olosfsson was the standout player of the match, scoring two goals, including one on the power play, to be the difference maker in the match.
Summary of the game
The Lightning were the ones to open the scoring on the night when Nikita Kucherov wrapped around the net and fired the puck past Scott Wedgewood. Later in the period, Olofsson scored a power-play goal to make it 1-1 after one tie.
Olosfsson gave the Avalanche the lead in the opening minutes of the second period, and Ross Colton followed him up with what would be the game-winning goal. The Lightning had to watch as a former member of their Stanley Cup-winning staff delivered the early dagger.
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Although the game was ultimately decided early, the Lightning attempted a late comeback. Brayden Point made it a one-goal game early in the third period. However, the Avalanche managed to stop them and get the win.
Other important statistics
Wedgewood saved 22 of 24 shots on target in the match. His save percentage of .917 was his best since October 18. Meanwhile, Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 30 of 33 (.909) that night. It is the fifth time this season that he has scored three or more goals.
Neither team has been strong on the power play this season (Avalanche: 16.3%, Lightning: 14.6%), but the Avalanche were able to score a goal with the man advantage while the Lightning couldn’t, putting them over the top.
The Avalanche heads north to Edmonton to take on the Oilers this Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 PM MST. The Lightning will continue their Western Conference road trip when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights. The Puck drop is scheduled for 10pm EST.
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