- Oct 16, 2026
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Nathan MacKinnon recorded a goal and three assists to lead the Colorado Avalanche past the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 on Friday night.
MacKinnon extended Colorado's lead to 5-2 with a goal at 15:42 of the third period. Kadri opened his season scoring account, while Svechkov, Necas, Lehkonen and Toews also found the net for the Avalanche. Necas sealed the result with a late empty-net goal. Blackwood stopped 31 shots.
The Lightning had their three-game winning streak snapped despite two goals from Guentzel, whose strike with 42.7 seconds left in the second period cut the deficit to 4-2. D'Astous added Tampa Bay's other goal. Vasilevskiy made 18 saves on 23 shots. The Avalanche unsuccessfully challenged for a missed stoppage during the contest.
Kucherov collected an assist to tie Stamkos for the Lightning franchise career points lead with 1,137. O'Connor returned following a lower-body injury that kept him out at the season's opening. Wyndham Clark, the 2026 U.S. Open champion, attended with his trophy and drank from the cup during an ovation.
Source: ESPN - Sat Oct 24, 12:08 AM ET
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