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Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Hagel ties NHL record with 4 assists in 1st period, Lightning beat Avalanche 8-2

Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Jake Guentzel scored twice while Mikey Eyssimont, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Nick Perbix, Anthony Cirelli and Luke Glendening also scored for Tampa Bay. Hagel tied a franchise record with five assists.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots.

Ivan Ivan scored both goals for Colorado, which had a three-game winning streak come to an end. Justus Annunen, who was pulled in the first period but returned for the third, allowed five goals on 16 shots. Alexandar Georgiev allowed three goals on 17 shots.

Takeaways Avalanche: Colorado ended a four-game road trip with a record of 3-1. The Avalanche had won six of the previous seven games. … Ivan registered his first career multi-goal game.

Lightning: Cirelli scored for the sixth consecutive game to become the sixth player in franchise history to record a goal in at least six consecutive games, joining Steven Stamkos, Kucherov, Brian Bradley, Point and Vinny Lecavalier. … Zemgus Girgensons recorded his 100th career assist.

Key moment After the Lightning jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Guentzel's power-play goal 7:46 into the first, the Avalanche cut the deficit in half 70 seconds later. But Kucherov scored 1:07 later to regain the two-goal lead and chase Annunen, who allowed three goals on six shots in 10:03.

Key stat Tampa Bay’s five goals in the first period marked the fourth time in franchise history the Lightning have scored five goals in the opening period, done most recently on Feb. 23, 2011, against the Phoenix Coyotes.

Up next The Avalanche host Vegas on Wednesday and the Lightning welcome Washington on Wednesday to end a three-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

TB wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:41 Nick Perbix Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 7:46 Jake Guentzel Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (13), Nikita Kucherov (19)
Goal 1st Period 8:56 Ivan Ivan Goal (4) Poke, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (3), Josh Manson (5)
Goal 1st Period 10:03 Nikita Kucherov Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (14)
Goal 1st Period 13:15 Luke Glendening Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (15)
Goal 1st Period 19:46 Anthony Cirelli Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Erik Cernak (6), Brandon Hagel (16)
Goal 2nd Period 9:38 Brayden Point Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (17), Nikita Kucherov (20)
Goal 3rd Period 1:08 Ivan Ivan Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 3:09 Jake Guentzel Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Perbix (4)
Goal 3rd Period 4:44 Michael Eyssimont Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Zemgus Girgensons (1)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 17
22 Hits 11
4 Takeaways 5
25 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 2
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 37
37.3 Faceoff Win Percent 62.7
26 Giveaways 24
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pontus Holmberg, RW Out May 5
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Valeri Nichushkin, RW Out May 26

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14
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