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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Friday, October 23, 2026 · Ball Arena

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Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday, October 23, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on SN360, TVAS, The Spot and ALT.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 2 of a road trip: Vegas, now Colorado.

  1. 132026-10-13: at NYR
  2. 142026-10-14: no game
  3. 152026-10-15: vs SEA
  4. 162026-10-16: no game
  5. 172026-10-17: vs VAN
  6. 182026-10-18: no game
  7. 192026-10-19: no game
  8. 202026-10-20: at VGK
  9. 212026-10-21: no game
  10. 222026-10-22: no game
  11. 232026-10-23: at COL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,596 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Philadelphia and New Jersey).

  1. 132026-10-13: at DAL
  2. 142026-10-14: vs DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 152026-10-15: no game
  4. 162026-10-16: vs PIT
  5. 172026-10-17: no game
  6. 182026-10-18: no game
  7. 192026-10-19: at PHI
  8. 202026-10-20: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 212026-10-21: no game
  10. 222026-10-22: no game
  11. 232026-10-23: vs TBL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,620 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,274 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TBL 49.1s (11th longest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TBL 28% (12th least often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series