Lightning at Avalanche preview: October 23, 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning (7-2-0) visit the Colorado Avalanche (5-4-1) at Ball Arena on October 23, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 7-2-0 | 4-1 (4-2.8) | 2-2-0 (3.3-3.5) | 5-0-0 (3.6-1.8) |
| Colorado Avalanche | 5-4-1 | 2-3 (3-2.8) | 2-3-0 (3.4-3) | 3-1-1 (4.8-3.2) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| TBL | COL | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 3.4 (9th) | 4.1 (2nd) |
| Goals allowed per game | 2.6 (25th) | 3.1 (18th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 29.8 (9th) | 30.6 (3rd) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 24.1 (28th) | 27.3 (16th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.7 (17th) | 0.3 (31st) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 0.7 (17th) | 0.5 (24th) |
| Hits per game | 19.3 (22nd) | 16.5 (29th) |
| Hits allowed per game | 24.5 (4th) | 22 (14th) |
| Blocked shots per game | 14.2 (20th) | 14.5 (16th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 16.6 (5th) | 16.4 (6th) |
Recent form
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Oct 20, 2026: W 6-2 at VGK
- Oct 17, 2026: W 4-2 vs VAN
- Oct 15, 2026: W 4-3 vs SEA
- Oct 13, 2026: L 1-4 at NYR
- Oct 10, 2026: W 5-3 at NYI
Colorado Avalanche
Head-to-head
4 earlier meetings stored: Avalanche 1, Lightning 3. Full Avalanche vs Lightning head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 2025-26 | COL 2, TBL 4 (at TBL) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 2025-26 | COL 3, TBL 2 (at COL) |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 2024-25 | COL 2, TBL 8 (at TBL) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 2024-25 | COL 2, TBL 5 (at COL) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 9 | 1.4 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 1 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 9 | 1.3 Pts/g, 0.8 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1.6 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 9 | 1 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Brayden Point | C | 9 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.1 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, assists |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 7 | 21.3 Saves/g, 23.7 SA/g, 2.4 GA/g | 21.8 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 10 | 1.6 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 1 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Cale Makar | D | 9 | 1.2 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, assists |
| Artturi Lehkonen | LW | 10 | 1.1 Pts/g, 0.8 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Points, goals |
| Martin Necas | C | 10 | 1.1 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Scott Wedgewood | G | 3 | 27.7 Saves/g, 30.3 SA/g, 2.7 GA/g | 27 Saves/g | Saves |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | G | 7 | 22.9 Saves/g, 25.7 SA/g, 2.9 GA/g | 21.6 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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