Game Preview: Avalanche vs. Lightning

COLORADO AVALANCHE (28-19-4) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (34-16-2)
7 PM MT | BALL ARENAWATCH:ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche will face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning again, this time in Ball Arena on Tuesday night. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. MT.

LAST TIME OUT

The Lightning took down the Dallas Stars Saturday night 3-1. Center Anthony Cirelli found the back of the net twice, while forward Brandon Hagel also scored. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 28 of the 29 shots that came his way.
The Avalanche bested the Florida Panthers 5-3, also on Saturday night. Center Nathan MacKinnon recorded two goals and an assist, while forwards Logan O'Connor and Matt Nieto and defenseman Devon Toews all also scored. Goalie Alexandar Georgiev stopped 42 of the 45 shots he faced.

HISTORY

Colorado is 25-19-6 all-time against Tampa Bay, including an overall 20-13-6 record and 11-5-4 record at home since the franchise relocated to Denver. The Avs took down the Lightning in six games in the Stanley Cup Finals this past season, outscoring Tampa Bay 20-15. The Lightning most recently got the better of the Avalanche, blanking them 5-0 this past Thursday in Tampa Bay.

SCOUTING THE LIGHTNING

Forward Nikita Kucherov paces Tampa Bay with 77 points (20g/57a) in 52 games played. Centers Brayden Point is second on the team in points with 59. Point's 32 goals leads the Lightning.

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche

Darren HelmLower body
Erik Johnson Lower body
Gabriel LandeskogLower body
Cale MakarUpper body
Josh MansonLower body

Lightning

Nicholas PaulUpper-body

DOING THE MOST

Center Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado in active points against Tampa Bay with 23 (10g/13a) in 15 appearances. Forward Gabriel Landeskog is second with 18 (7g/11a) in 17 contests.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Center Steven Stamkos is the Lightning's active leader in points against the Avs, with 15 (8g/7a) in 19 outings. Defenseman Victor Hedman is second on the team with 14 (2g/12a) in 20 games played.

NUMBERS GAME

700

Saturday's win over Florida was the 700th road win in franchise history (700-779-207). The club's victory over Calgary on Jan. 18 was their 500th away win since moving to Denver. Colorado is 503-425-130 in 1,058 road outings since relocating, second only to the Boston Bruins (513) during that span.

47

MacKinnon's first goal stood as the game winner, which is the 47th of his career and moves him into a tie with Michel Goulet for third place on the franchise's all-time game-winning goals list. Only Joe Sakic (86) and Milan Hejduk (59) have more.

193

MacKinnon's multi-point performance was the 193rd of his career, ranks sixth in franchise history and five shy of equaling Milan Hejduk's 198 multi-point contests.

QUOTE(S) THAT LEFT A MARK

"I think all four lines, all D-men were going tonight. That's huge in a game against a team who's trying to claw their way into the playoff picture and it's huge for us to elevate us in the standings. We needed some points in this road trip and it's nice to cap this off with a win." - Forward Logan O'Connor on Saturday's victory