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2017-18 regular season

Avalanche at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Lightning beat Avalanche 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on December 7, 2017.

COL – TBL
30–32
Shots on goal
0/3–1/5
Power play
16–17
Hits
19–9
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Vladislav Namestnikov
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:58 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 17:49 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Tyler Johnson
2 A
2 shots · 15:54 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog Go-ahead 1st · 01:21
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon · beat Peter Budaj
1–0
⚡ Steven Stamkos Tying 1st · 01:46
Assists: Vladislav Namestnikov, Tyler Johnson · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–1
⚡ Chris Kunitz Go-ahead 1st · 13:36
Assists: Dan Girardi, Cedric Paquette · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–2
🏔️ Erik Johnson Tying 1st · 18:22
Assists: Sven Andrighetto · beat Peter Budaj
2–2
2nd period
⚡ Vladislav Namestnikov Go-ahead 2nd · 08:09
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Steven Stamkos · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–3
3rd period
⚡ Alex Killorn PP 3rd · 04:57
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Vladislav Namestnikov · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–4
⚡ Brayden Point SH Empty net 3rd · 16:41
Assists: Yanni Gourde, Dan Girardi
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Rantanen 20:48
L2 Comeau · Compher · Kerfoot 17:56
L3 Nieto · Soderberg · Jost 14:15
L4 Wilson · Andrighetto 11:44
D1 Johnson · Barberio 23:18
D2 Girard · Nemeth 15:33
D3 Barrie · Lindholm 12:42
D4 Zadorov 10:51
⚡Lightning
L1 Namestnikov · Stamkos · Kucherov 17:58
L2 Palat · Point · Johnson 16:35
L3 Killorn · Kunitz · Callahan 14:01
L4 Paquette · Gourde · Conacher 12:35
D1 Hedman · Stralman 24:18
D2 Girardi · Sustr 17:08
D3 Sergachev · Koekkoek 13:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL TBL⚡
30 Shots on goal 32
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
16 Hits 17
19 Blocked shots 9
6 Takeaways 7
2 Giveaways 6
10 Penalty minutes 6
COL shooting 6.7% (2/30) TBL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Semyon Varlamov
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 58:44 TOI
⚡Lightning
Peter Budaj
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Gabriel Landeskog · 1st 01:21 · 1–0 Steven Stamkos · 1st 01:46 · 1–1 Chris Kunitz · 1st 13:36 · 1–2 Erik Johnson · 1st 18:22 · 2–2 Vladislav Namestnikov · 2nd 08:09 · 2–3 Alex Killorn · 3rd 04:57 · 2–4 Brayden Point · 3rd 16:41 · 2–5
COL TBL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 7-5 (58% win rate, 12 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0
Feb 192017 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 3–2 OT Oct 202016 🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL 4–0 Jan 122016 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 4–0 Oct 292015 🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL 2–1 Feb 222015 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 4–5
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Who won Avalanche vs Lightning on December 7, 2017?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Avalanche 2, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Erik Johnson, Gabriel Landeskog.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alex Killorn, Brayden Point, Chris Kunitz, Steven Stamkos, Vladislav Namestnikov.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeDec 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 4–2 AfterDec 9 🏔️COL @ 🐆FLA 7–3
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 5 🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL 2–6 AfterDec 9 ✈️WPG @ ⚡TBL 3–4
Also on December 7
🌵ARI 1–6 🐻BOS 🏝️NYI 3–4 🐧PIT 🔥CGY 3–2 🇨🇦MTL ✈️WPG 4–6 🐆FLA ⭐DAL 0–3 🎵STL 🔔PHI 4–1 🐋VAN 🌪️CAR 4–5 🦈SJS 🏛️OTT 3–4 👑LAK
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