On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning recovered from a two-goal deficit to defeat the injured Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in a shootout.
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On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning recovered from a two-goal deficit to defeat the battered Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in a shootout. Stamkos was the first to go, firing a shot past Alexandar Georgiev to set the tone for the shootout. Andrei Vasilevskiy then took over, stopping all three shots. Tampa Bay, which trailed 2-0 midway through the second period, got goals from Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli, and Vladislav Namestnikov. Vasilevskiy ended the game with 43 saves.
The Avalanche’s goals came from Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, and Denis Malgin. It was Malgin’s first goal for Colorado since being acquired in a trade with Toronto on December 19. This was the second meeting of the Stanley Cup finalists this season. Vasilevskiy guided the Lightning to a 5-0 victory in Tampa five days ago. This game had the feel of a playoff game, complete with strong hits and a brief skirmish. Last season, Colorado defeated the Lightning in six games to win the franchise’s third Stanley Cup.
Georgiev made 32 saves. A flurry of close goals occurred in the waning stages of the third stanza. J.T. Compher almost scored in front but was denied by Vasilevskiy’s fast glove. Georgiev, who was spread out, turned Kucherov away. It was end-to-end activity the entire evening. Just 26 seconds into the third period, Cirelli knotted the score at two. Namestnikov tied the game again shortly after Colorado gained another lead on Malgin’s goal.
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On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning recovered from a two-goal deficit to defeat the injured Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in a shootout. Stamkos was the first to go, firing a shot past Alexandar Georgiev to set the tone for the shootout. Andrei Vasilevskiy then took over, stopping all three shots.
The Avalanche’s goals came from Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, and Denis Malgin. It was Malgin’s first goal for Colorado since being acquired in a trade with Toronto on December 19. This was the second meeting of the Stanley Cup finalists this season. Vasilevskiy guided the Lightning to a 5-0 victory in Tampa five days ago.
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