Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday:
When: Friday, October 23 - 9 p.m. ET
Where: The Ball Arena - Denver, CO
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings); Pregame show begins at 8:30 p.m. ET
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/StreamNow
Lines from Tuesday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Gage Goncalves -Brayden Point - Jake Guentzel
Ilya Mikheyev - Zemgus Girgensons - Pontus Holmberg
Jeff Viel - Conor Geekie
Defensemen
JJ Moser - John Carlson
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Victor Hedman - Emil Lilleberg
Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dennis Hildeby
Friday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their Western Conference road trip with a visit to face the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday...Tampa Bay will also host the Avalanche on Feb. 13...The Lightning carry a 27-22-8 record against the Avalanche all-time, including 10-15-4 on the road...The teams split last season’s series, as Colorado took a 3-2 home win on Nov. 4 before the Lightning got revenge with a 4-2 win on Jan. 6 in Tampa...Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning in scoring last season with 1-2—3, while Brandon Hagel had 1-1—2 and Darren Raddysh scored 0-2—2...Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games in net, posting a .924 save percentage...Kucherov is the team’s career scoring leader against Colorado with 11-14—25 in 23 games, and Victor Hedman has contributed 2-17—19 in 27 games...Vasilevskiy is 7-5-1 with a .911 save percentage across 13 career starts against the Avalanche...Goalie Dennis Hildeby awaits his first career start against Colorado.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Hello Kitty Collection
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The Road Ahead
Saturday, October 24 at Utah Mammoth
Thursday, October 29 vs. Winnipeg Jets
Saturday, October 31 at Nashville Predators
