Lightning 6–5 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2017)

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 🏔️ COL

Gabriel Landeskog

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · 22:00 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Anton Stralman

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:07 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Peter Budaj

32 saves

0.865 SV% · 5 GA

Scoring

11 goals · in order

2nd period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov Go-ahead 2nd · 09:11

Assists: Victor Hedman, Yanni Gourde · beat Jonathan Bernier

1–0

⚡ Anton Stralman 2nd · 09:30

Assists: Tyler Johnson, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Jonathan Bernier

2–0

⚡ Victor Hedman 2nd · 11:22

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Jake Dotchin · beat Jonathan Bernier

3–0

⚡ Yanni Gourde 2nd · 13:21

Assists: Alex Killorn, Cory Conacher · beat Jonathan Bernier

4–0

🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog 2nd · 14:16

Assists: Nail Yakupov, Nikita Zadorov · beat Peter Budaj

4–1

3rd period

⚡ Anton Stralman 3rd · 02:29

Assists: Yanni Gourde, Brayden Point · beat Jonathan Bernier

5–1

🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog 3rd · 04:58

Assists: Tyson Barrie, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Peter Budaj

5–2

🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog PP 3rd · 07:17

Assists: Tyson Barrie, Mikko Rantanen · beat Peter Budaj

5–3

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon PP 3rd · 09:22

Assists: Tyson Barrie, Gabriel Landeskog · beat Peter Budaj

5–4

⚡ Mikhail Sergachev 3rd · 11:32

Assists: Ondrej Palat, Anton Stralman · beat Jonathan Bernier

6–4

🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 3rd · 14:14

Assists: Nikita Zadorov, Gabriel Landeskog · beat Peter Budaj

6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Johnson · Namestnikov 18:21

L2 Killorn · Palat · Stamkos 17:36

L3 Kunitz · Gourde · Kucherov 15:35

L4 Paquette · Conacher 8:54

D1 Hedman · Stralman 22:22

D2 Girardi · Dotchin 17:45

D3 Sergachev · Coburn 13:55

D4 Sustr 6:47

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Landeskog · Compher · MacKinnon 21:49

L2 Comeau · Wilson · Rantanen 16:26

L3 Soderberg · Jost · Andrighetto 14:11

L4 Nieto · Yakupov 11:47

D1 Barrie · Zadorov 21:18

D2 Girard · Nemeth 16:11

D3 Barberio · Johnson 12:38

D4 Lindholm 11:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL COL🏔️

31 Shots on goal 37

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

16 Hits 14

18 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 2

16 Penalty minutes 21

TBL shooting 19.4% (6/31) COL shooting 13.5% (5/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Peter Budaj

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Jonathan Bernier

25/31

.806 SV% · 6 GA · 57:17 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

TBL COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 8-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 10-6 (62% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 2–0

Dec 72017 🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL 2–5 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

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Who won Lightning vs Avalanche on December 16, 2017?

Lightning won 6–5. The final score was Lightning 6, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Anton Stralman (2), Mikhail Sergachev, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, Yanni Gourde.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Gabriel Landeskog (3), Nathan MacKinnon (2).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jonathan Bernier made 25 saves on 31 shots (.806 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Avalanche season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 14 ⚡TBL @ 🌵ARI 4–1 AfterDec 19 ⚡TBL @ 🎰VGK 3–4

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 14 🐆FLA @ 🏔️COL 1–2 AfterDec 18 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 2–4

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