The Tampa Bay Lightning (29-20-5) will try to continue a seven-game home win streak when they play the Colorado Avalanche (33-17-4) on Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSUN, and ALT.
Avalanche vs. Lightning Game Info
- Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Lightning Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche lead the NHL with 200 total goals (3.7 per game).
- Defensively, the Avalanche are giving up 171 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd in NHL play.
- Their +29 goal differential is seventh-best in the league.
- The 48 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season (on 199 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
- The Avalanche’s 24.12% power-play conversion rate ranks seventh-best in the league.
- The Avalanche have capitalized with seven shorthanded goals this season (eighth among NHL teams).
- The Avalanche’s 81.32% penalty-kill success rate ranks 12th in the league.
- The Avalanche have the 24th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.9%.
- The Avalanche connect on 11.5% of their shots (fourth in the league).
- The Avalanche have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 16.2 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Colorado, Nathan MacKinnon has recorded 87 points.
- Mikko Rantanen has 29 goals and 40 assists for Colorado to compile 69 total points (1.3 per game).
- Through 49 games, Cale Makar has proven himself as an important offensive option for Colorado. He has 60 points (13 goals and 47 assists).
- Alexandar Georgiev (28-13-3) has a 2.9 goals against average and a save percentage of .898 for Colorado.
Avalanche Injuries
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season), Logan O’Connor: Lower Body (Questionable)
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 183 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank them fourth in the NHL.
- The Lightning’s total of 177 goals allowed (3.3 per game) is 26th in the NHL.
- They have the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at +6.
- The Lightning have 51 power-play goals (on 166 chances). That’s tops in the NHL.
- With a 30.72% power-play conversion rate, the Lightning lead the league.
- This season, the Lightning have two shorthanded goals (27th in NHL).
- The Lightning’s have the ninth-best penalty kill percentage (81.63).
- At 51.3%, the Lightning have the NHL’s ninth-best faceoff win rate.
- The 11.4% shooting percentage of the Lightning is fifth in the league.
- This season, the Lightning have shut out their opponents three times.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov has racked up 90 points (1.7 per game) for Tampa Bay, with 34 goals and 56 assists in 53 games (playing 21:33 per game).
- Brayden Point is a top offensive contributor for Tampa Bay with 54 total points this season. He has scored 25 goals and added 29 assists in 54 games.
- Victor Hedman has scored nine goals on the season, chipping in 43 assists.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy is 18-11-0 on the season, giving up 79 goals (2.8 goals against average) and compiling 740 saves with a .904 save percentage (34th in the league).
Lightning Injuries
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out)