In Tampa, the Lightning had no answer for Tyson Jost who collected his first NHL hat trick in a 6-2 win for the Colorado Avalanche.
“It feels awesome. It’s pretty special,” Jost said. “It’s kind of something you always dream about as a kid playing in your backyard. It felt really special. It was an awesome moment.”
Pavel Francouz made 44 saves for the victory.
“We had some big nights from some guys. The Jost line, for me, was outstanding, especially in the first half of the game. Those guys were a big difference-maker tonight,” Avs head coach Jared Bednar said.
Yanni Gourde and Victor Hedman scored for the Lightning.
“In this League, you’ve got to play a full 60 minutes, and tonight we took a couple of minutes off and they capitalized on their chances,” Lightning center Anthony Cirelli said. “Obviously, we got a lot of shots, 40-plus or whatever, and their goalie made some saves.”
Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog and Gabriel Landeskog had single markers for the Avs who improved to 7-0-1.
“Sometimes it turns into a game of mistakes and the team that makes the most usually pays the price,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “I can’t sit here and say we made the most mistakes, but the ones we did make it seemed like they put in the back of the net.”
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Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves in the loss.
“We gave up too many chances and they are a team that makes you pay,” Kevin Shattenkirk said after the loss.
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