Lightning 5, Avalanche 2

Tampa Bay 3 1 1 — 5 Colorado 1 0 1 — 2

First Period: 1, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 9 (Hedman, Point), 1:01. 2, Tampa Bay, Guentzel 3 (Kucherov, McDonagh), 3:36. 3, Tampa Bay, Geekie 2 (Cirelli, Hagel), 5:32. 4, Colorado, Ivan 2 (Makar, MacKinnon), 14:56 (pp). Penalties: Rantanen, COL (Tripping), 12:19. Tampa Bay bench, served by Kucherov (Tripping), 14:10.

Second Period: 5, Tampa Bay, Guentzel 4 (Kucherov, Point), 6:28. Penalties: Tampa Bay bench, served by Eyssimont (Roughing), 3:33. Stienburg, COL (Roughing), 3:33. Lilleberg, TB (Roughing), 3:33. Atkinson, TB (Interference), 10:58. Cernak, TB (Tripping), 13:44. Cirelli, TB (Roughing), 17:18. Colorado bench, served by Kylington (Charging), 17:18. Stienburg, COL (Misconduct), 17:18.

Third Period: 6, Colorado, Makar 4 (Rantanen, MacKinnon), 10:57. 7, Tampa Bay, Cirelli 2 (Hagel), 18:40 (en). Penalties: Wagner, COL (Fighting), 9:22. Eyssimont, TB (Fighting), 9:22. Colorado bench, served by Tynan (Too Many Men on the Ice), 11:50.

Shots on goal: Tampa Bay 10-9-2: 21. Colorado 8-14-13: 35.

Power-play opportunities: Tampa Bay 0 of 3. Colorado 1 of 4.

Goalies: Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 6-3-0 (35 shots-33 saves). Colorado, Kahkonen 0-1-0 (20-16).

A: 18,019 (18,007). T: 2:31.

Referees: Brian Pochmara, Brandon Schrader; Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Brandon Gawryletz.