Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Odds and NHL Picks for Friday, 10/23/26

🔥 Win Probability

47.3%

52.7%

Season Leaders

Avg. Per Game

B. Hagel

7 G1 PPG41 S

Goals

A. Lehkonen

8 G2 PPG16 S

N. Kucherov

9 A3 PPA4 +/-

Assists

N. MacKinnon

10 A0 PPA0 +/-

N. Kucherov

13 PTS4 G9 A

Points

N. MacKinnon

16 PTS6 G10 A

Season Series

Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/23

Oct 23

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Feb 13

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Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
N. Roy	C	Lower Body	Oct 22
L. O'Connor	RW	Lower Body	Oct 24
Z. L'Heureux	LW	Upper Body	Oct 27
G. Merkulov	C	Undisclosed	Oct 27

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
A. Cirelli	C	Undisclosed	Oct 22
Y. Gourde	C	Hip	Dec 1

Standings

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	7	2	1	15
Tampa Bay	7	2	0	14
Ottawa	6	3	0	12
Florida	5	2	2	12
Toronto	5	4	2	12
Buffalo	4	3	2	10
Montreal	4	3	2	10
Detroit	3	3	3	9

2026-27 Central Division Standings

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	7	3	0	14
Minnesota	6	2	2	14
Dallas	5	3	1	11
Colorado	5	4	1	11
Winnipeg	4	3	2	10
Nashville	3	2	3	9
St. Louis	4	4	1	9
Chicago	3	6	0	6

Last 5 Games

Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/20/26	@ VGK	W 6-2
10/17/26	vs VAN	W 4-2
10/15/26	vs SEA	W 4-3 OT
10/13/26	@ NYR	L 4-1
10/10/26	@ NYI	W 5-3

Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/20/26	@ NJ	L 4-3
10/19/26	@ PHI	L 3-2
10/16/26	vs PIT	W 5-2
10/14/26	vs DAL	L 3-2 SO
10/13/26	@ DAL	W 3-2