Colorado Avalanche topped Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 to move to 6-5

The Colorado Avalanche topped the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at home Friday at Ball Arena.

The margin of victory was 3 goals, and the two teams combined for 9 goals. The win moves the Avalanche to 6-5 on the season.

The Lightning fall to 7-3. They are 3-2 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Avalanche sit 4th in the Central Division. The Lightning are 2nd in the Atlantic Division.

Across the season so far, the Avalanche are scoring 4.3 goals per game and allowing 3.1, while the Lightning are scoring 3.4 and allowing 2.9. That gives the Avalanche the better point differential, +13 to +5.

Up next, the Avalanche visit the Nashville Predators on Monday, October 26. The Lightning visit the Utah Mammoth on Saturday, October 24.

The 9 combined goals were above the 6.9 goals these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Colorado Avalanche 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3
• Margin: 3 goals · Combined: 9 goals
• Avalanche: 6-5 overall · 4-2 at home · 2-3 on the road · last 5: L-W-L-L-W
• Lightning: 7-3 overall · 5-0 at home · 2-3 on the road · last 5: L-W-W-W-L
• Venue: Ball Arena

Starting with the 2026-27 season, NHL teams play 84 regular-season games, up from 82. Teams earn two points for a win and one point for a loss in overtime or a shootout. Sixteen teams make the playoffs: the top three in each division plus two wild cards per conference.

After this result, the top of the Central Division reads: Utah Mammoth (7-4), Minnesota Wild (6-3-2), Dallas Stars (6-3-1), Colorado Avalanche (6-4-1), St. Louis Blues (5-4-1).

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