NHL Saturday, 24 October 2026
Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 – NHL, 24 Oct 2026
Colorado Avalanche 18th place · GP 12 · W 6 · PTS 13
6–3
Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 13th place · GP 11 · W 7 · PTS 15
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
42%
58%
Our pick Tampa Bay Lightning Low confidence Missed
- Tampa Bay sits 7th with 14 points from 9 games, Colorado 17th with 11 from 10
- Tampa Bay form WLWWW is stronger than Colorado's WLWLL
- Colorado has home advantage at Ball Arena, which keeps the split close
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLColorado AvalancheTampa Bay Lightning
24Shots on goal34
41%Face-off %59%
1/3Power play1/6
33%Power play %17%
14Penalty minutes8
16Hits30
20Blocked shots12
16Giveaways18
7Takeaways3
Skaters
NHLColorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnonC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18:10 |
| M. NecasC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16:32 |
| D. ToewsD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17:41 |
| A. LehkonenL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:56 |
| T. HughesR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13:10 |
| F. SvechkovC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:48 |
| N. KadriC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15:03 |
| G. LandeskogL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:51 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. GuentzelC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22:12 |
| B. PointC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:50 |
| C. D'AstousD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21:06 |
| G. GoncalvesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17:59 |
| M. CrozierD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:17 |
| B. HagelL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 20:33 |
| Z. GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 12:55 |
| N. KucherovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:43 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 01:08 | COL | D. Toews | M. Necas, N. MacKinnon | 1–0 |
| P1 05:52 | COL | N. Kadri (PP) | T. Hughes, N. MacKinnon | 2–0 |
| P2 00:24 | COL | F. Svechkov | J. Schwartz | 3–0 |
| P2 08:13 | TBL | J. Guentzel (PP) | C. D'Astous, B. Point | 3–1 |
| P2 13:57 | COL | A. Lehkonen | N. MacKinnon, D. Toews | 4–1 |
| P2 19:17 | TBL | J. Guentzel | B. Point, B. Hagel | 4–2 |
| P3 04:18 | COL | N. MacKinnon | A. Lehkonen, M. Necas | 5–2 |
| P3 15:13 | TBL | C. D'Astous | G. Goncalves, M. Crozier | 5–3 |
| P3 17:19 | COL | M. Necas | G. Landeskog | 6–3 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Blackwood | Colorado Avalanche | 31/34 | 0.912 | 60:00 |
| A. Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 18/23 | 0.783 | 59:52 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. MacKinnon | COL | C | 1G 3A |
| 2 | M. Necas | COL | C | 1G 2A |
| 3 | A. Lehkonen | COL | L | 1G 1A |
Form and recent results
Colorado AvalancheWLLWL
- W29 OctColorado Avalanche 5–2 New Jersey DevilsNHL
- L26 OctNashville Predators 6–2 Colorado AvalancheNHL
- L21 OctNew Jersey Devils 4–3 Colorado AvalancheNHL
- L20 OctPhiladelphia Flyers 3–2 Colorado AvalancheNHL
- W17 OctColorado Avalanche 5–2 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
- L15 OctColorado Avalanche 2–3 Dallas StarsNHL
Tampa Bay LightningWWWLL
- L25 OctUtah Mammoth 5–4 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W21 OctVegas Golden Knights 2–6 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W17 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Vancouver CanucksNHL
- W16 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Seattle KrakenNHL
- L14 OctNew York Rangers 4–1 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W11 OctNew York Islanders 3–5 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
Last meetings
- 18 Feb 2020Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- 20 Oct 2019Tampa Bay Lightning 2–6 Colorado AvalancheNHL