Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–2 on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	47-27-8
at Colorado Avalanche	2	49-29-4

News about this game

Tampa Bay Lightning Face Off Against Colorado Avalanche in Thrilling NHL Matchup

Tue, Oct 29, 2024

The Lightning (6-3) face the Avalanche (5-5) in Denver on Wed. at 9 p.m. EDT. The Lightning beat the Predators in OT, while the Avalanche lost by one to the Oilers.
Lightning Dominate Avalanche 5-2, Powered by Kucherov's Early Surge

Wed, Oct 30, 2024

Kucherov's goal and assists from Guentzel and Geekie powered the Lightning to a 5-2 win over the Avalanche. Vasilevskiy's 33 saves kept Tampa's streak alive. Colton and Wood got hurt.
Avalanche's Matt Stienburg Faces NHL Safety Hearing for Charging Penalty

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg faces a safety hearing after charging Tampa Bay's Erik Cernak, who left and didn't return. Stienburg has 22 penalty mins in 8 games.
Colorado Avalanche Rookie Matt Stienburg Suspended for Risky Hit on Erik Cernak

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg is suspended 2 games for boarding Erik Cernak in a 5-2 loss to the Lightning. Cernak didn’t return; Stienburg misses games vs. Predators, Kraken.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	1	1	5
Colorado Avalanche	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	9	2	21
Colorado Avalanche	8	14	13	35

Three stars

N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (9)	Brayden Point (4), Victor Hedman (7)	Even strength	TBL 1, COL 0
1st	03:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jake Guentzel (3)	Nikita Kucherov (7), Ryan McDonagh (3)	Even strength	TBL 2, COL 0
1st	05:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Conor Geekie (2)	Anthony Cirelli (10), Brandon Hagel (5)	Even strength	TBL 3, COL 0
1st	14:56	Colorado Avalanche	Ivan Ivan (2)	Cale Makar (15), Nathan MacKinnon (12)	Power play	TBL 3, COL 1
2nd	06:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jake Guentzel (4)	Brayden Point (5), Nikita Kucherov (8)	Even strength	TBL 4, COL 1
3rd	10:57	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (4)	Mikko Rantanen (11), Nathan MacKinnon (13)	Even strength	TBL 4, COL 2
3rd	18:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Cirelli (2)	Brandon Hagel (6)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 5, COL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	21	35
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	17	26
Hits	12	24
Blocked shots	17	11
Giveaways	18	9
Takeaways	2	1
Faceoffs won	28/47 (59.6%)	19/47 (40.4%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	66.7%	09:28
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:53
Number 14 C. Geekie	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		10:54
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	36.4%	17:34
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0	83.3%	18:10
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	1		11:24
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	07:57
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	21:25
Number 41 M. Chaffee	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:26
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	2	0	2	+3	0	3	0	2	50%	18:34
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	0	55.6%	19:15
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	1		16:36
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2		19:28
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3		18:45
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	3		25:22
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0		13:05
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1		12:06
Number 90 J. Moser	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	1	3		24:52

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Tynan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	08:36
Number 14 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	-2	5	2	5	1	0	66.7%	11:39
Number 17 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	4	1	0	36.4%	15:00
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	17:34
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	2	0	33.3%	24:58
Number 36 M. Stienburg	C	0	0	0	-1	17	1	2	0	0		04:06
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	37.5%	21:39
Number 51 N. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		12:06
Number 82 I. Ivan	C	1	0	1	-2	0	6	0	0	1		18:11
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	2	0		15:22
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	100%	24:37
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		23:36
Number 8 C. Makar	D	1	1	2	0	0	6	3	0	0		25:30
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		15:44
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		14:50
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:58
Number 58 O. Kylington	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		05:31
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		13:47

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 K. Kahkonen	20	16	4	.800	58:16	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:19	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Tripping	2
1st	14:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Tripping	2
2nd	03:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Emil Lilleberg	Roughing	2
2nd	03:33	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Stienburg	Roughing	2
2nd	03:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Emil Lilleberg	Roughing	2
2nd	10:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cam Atkinson	Interference	2
2nd	13:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Erik Cernak	Tripping	2
2nd	17:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Cirelli	Roughing	2
2nd	17:18	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Stienburg	Charging (major)	5
2nd	17:18	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Stienburg	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	09:22	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Wagner	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	09:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michael Eyssimont	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:50	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Tyson Baker
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Nick Perbix
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Miles Wood, Justus Annunen, John Ludvig

2024-2025 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Oct 30, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 8	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Nov 25, 2024

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