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Brandon Hagel - Streak at four games, seven points Hagel scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-2 win over Colorado on Tuesday.

Impact Hagel put the Bolts ahead at 8:31 of the third period with a sweet one-timer; the goal stood as the game winner. He's riding a four-game, seven-point streak with two goals and five assists on 13 shots. Hagel has five game-winning goals, which puts him in a multi-player tie for second in the NHL. Overall, he has 20 goals, 18 assists, five game-winning goals, 109 shots and a plus-22 rating.

9 MINS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nikita Kucherov - First star of week again Kucherov put up two assists in a 4-2 victory over the Avalanche on Tuesday.

Impact The points extended Kucherov's streak to eight games (19 points; seven goals, 12 assists) and his multipoint streak to seven. His streak has helped propel the Lightning to eight consecutive wins. On Monday, Kucherov earned the NHL's First Star for the second consecutive week (week ending Jan. 4) and is already off to a running start on a potential third honor.

23 MINS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Hagel scores winner as Lightning beat Avalanche 4-2

Brandon Hagel snapped a third-period tie with his 20th goal of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to their eighth consecutive win with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avala...

47 MINS AGO • Associated Press

Lightning celebrates Cooper's 1,000th NHL game with special pregame ceremony | NHL.com Head coach joined by family on ice, presented with silver stick

2 HOURS AGO • NHL.COM

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Tending twine versus Avalanche Vasilevskiy will guard the home goal versus the Avalanche on Tuesday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Impact Vasilevskiy has won his last five outings despite an .893 save percentage in that span. The 31-year-old will have a big challenge ahead against the league-leading Avalanche. Colorado comes into this game after just its third regulation loss of the season -- the team has scored 23 goals over the last six games.

4 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning odds, picks and predictions The Colorado Avalanche face the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m....

7 HOURS AGO • NEWS-JOURNALONLINE.COM

Simon Lundmark - Called up from minors Lundmark was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.

Impact Lundmark's figures to serve as an emergency depth option for the Bolts ahead of Tuesday's matchup with the Avalanche. With the 25-year-old Swede's promotion to the NHL roster, fantasy managers can likely expect Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed) to remain on injured reserve. If Lundmark were to get into a game for Tampa, it would mark his NHL debut.

12 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Avalanche vs. Lightning Prediction: Odds, Picks, Best Bets - Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - Bleacher Nation The Colorado Avalanche are slight favorites (-118) against the Tampa Bay Lightning (-102) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at Benchmark Internationa...

14 HOURS AGO • BLEACHERNATION.COM

Avalanche vs. Lightning NHL Best Bets, Odds, Prediction and Pick – Jan. 6 - Bleacher Nation The Colorado Avalanche meet the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, and we have best bets suggesti...

21 HOURS AGO • BLEACHERNATION.COM

NHL-leading Avalanche, red-hot Lightning brace for midseason showdown | NHL.com MacKinnon, Makar roll into Tampa to face Kucherov, Cirelli

1 DAY AGO • NHL.COM

Avalanche vs. Lightning Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan. 6

Preview the Jan. 6 matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, pred...

1 DAY AGO • Data Skrive

Avalanche vs. Lightning Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan. 6

Maxim Groshev - Dropped to minors Groshev was demoted to AHL Syracuse on Monday.

Impact Groshev has been a healthy scratch for seven of his eight games on the NHL roster, tallying an assist in his lone appearance for the Bolts this year. While the team could bring another defenseman up from the minors ahead of Tuesday's clash with Colorado, the decision to reassign Groshev could be an indication that Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed) is close to returning.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Lightning host the Avalanche after Raddysh's hat trick

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Colorado Avalanche after Darren Raddysh's hat trick against the San Jose Sharks in the Lightning's 7-3 win

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

NHL EDGE stats behind Raddysh's breakout season for Lightning | NHL.com Defenseman had highest combined shot speed on hat trick in tracking era, thriving in Hedman’s absence

2 DAYS AGO • NHL.COM

Postgame Media vs SJS | Point, Raddysh, Cooper

2 DAYS AGO • YOUTUBE

Andrei Vasilevskiy - Cementing spot among NHL's best Vasilevskiy made 19 saves in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.

Impact The game was never in doubt -- the Bolts were up 3-0 by the 6:46 mark of the first period. Pavol Regenda was Vasilevskiy's kryptonite, though -- the 26-year-old journeyman winger with 23 career NHL games scored all of the San Jose goals. It was his first career hattie. The talented netminder is on a 5-0-0 run, and he is on a personal 16-4-0 run since Oct. 26. Vasilevskiy has been excellent since he got his skates under him following a 0-3-2 run with 17 goals allowed to start the season. Overall, Vasy's 2.36 GAA and .912 save percentage are both sixth among NHL netminders with at least 16 appearances.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jake Guentzel - Four assists in last two games Guentzel put up two assists in a 7-3 victory over San Jose on Saturday.

Impact Guentzel has four assists in his last two games. He has 15 points, including 11 assists, in his last 12 games. Seven of those points (one goal, six assists) have come with the man advantage. Guentzel has 18 goals, 25 assists, 15 power-play points and 106 shots in 41 games so far, and he's on pace for his second-straight 80-plus point seasons.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Oliver Bjorkstrand - Four assists in last four games Bjorkstrand picked up two assists in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.

Impact He had three shots. Bjorkstrand has two, two-assist games in his last four outings, but he's simply not doing enough to warrant fantasy consideration. He has struggled in Tampa Bay, and he has just 20 points, including 14 helpers, in 41 games. He's on their fourth line. Fantasy managers had high hopes for Bjorkstrand this season after he delivered 59 points in 2023-24 and four consecutive 20-plus goal seasons (six in his last seven years).

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Hagel - Three-game, five-point streak Hagel scored a goal Saturday in a 7-3 win over San Jose.

Impact Hagel has 19 goals and 36 points in 36 games this season, but the goal was his first in six games and just his second in his last 10. He's on a modest three-game, five-point scoring streak with 11 shots. Hagel won't replicate his 90-point mark from last season, but at a point-per-game, he should deliver the second-most points of any season of his career.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Ethan Czata - Earns pair of points Czata scored a goal and added an assist in OHL Niagara's 5-4 overtime win over Barrie on Saturday.

Impact Czata hadn't posted a multi-point effort since Dec. 11, and he had gone scoreless in the previous three contests before Saturday. The forward is up to 16 goals and 10 assists through 33 appearances for the IceDogs this season. A 2025 second-round pick of the Lightning, Czata's offense hasn't reached another level this year, which is mildly discouraging for his long-term potential.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Brayden Point - Finally warming up as streak grows Point had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 victory over San Jose on Saturday.

Impact The Sharks started flat-footed, and Point made them pay early on a 3-on-2. His assist came later on the power play. Point is on a five-game, seven-point scoring streak (11 shots), and he has a power-play point in each of his last two games. And he's also on a three-game goal streak (four). Point has scuffled this season, and he has just 10 snipes in 34 games after averaging 46 goals over his last three seasons. His luck is improving, and that means you'll benefit from a strong second half as you drive to your own playoffs.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Conor Geekie - Three-point effort in big AHL win Geekie scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Syracuse's 6-0 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.

Impact Geekie earned his first multi-point effort in eight games during this lopsided victory. He's been doing just about everything right for the Crunch, picking up nine goals and 20 helpers in 28 appearances this season. Geekie's sustained success on offense could help him earn another call-up later in 2025-26.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Halverson - Earns AHL shutout Halverson posted a 17-save shutout in AHL Syracuse's 6-0 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Impact The Crunch leapt out to a 5-0 lead after one period, and Halverson was barely tested in his third AHL shutout of the season. He's now at 11-4-2 with a 2.43 GAA and an .899 save percentage. He saw some time in the NHL in December, but he didn't face a shot during brief relief appearance versus the Islanders on Dec. 13. Halverson is the Lightning's No. 3 goalie in the organization.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Darren Raddysh - Record book night with hattie Raddysh scored a hat trick Saturday in a 7-3 win over San Jose.

Impact It was Raddysh's first NHL hattie, and he became the third defenseman in franchise history to accomplish the feat, joining Dan Boyle (Dec. 23, 2006) and Doug Crossman (Nov. 7, 1992). And remarkably, he and brother Taylor Raddysh (Oct. 23, 2025) became the first set of brothers to each score a hat trick against the same team in more than 40 years when Quebec Nordiques teammates Marian (Oct. 21, 1982) and Peter Stastny (Dec. 11, 1982) did it against the Penguins. "It's pretty special," Raddysh said after the game. "This organization has a lot of unbelievable players come through there, through their time, and you know, to be a part of this is something special. And I don't take (it) too lightly."

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nikita Kucherov - Seven-game, 17-point streak Kucherov had a goal and four assists in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.

Impact A goal and two of the helpers came on the power play. Kucherov has scored in five consecutive games (seven goals), and he extended his point streak to seven games and 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists). He is also on a three-game power-play scoring streak (two goals, two assists). Kucherov recorded a franchise-record eighth career five-point game, and that ties Evgeni Malkin for third most among active players, behind Connor McDavid (12) and Nathan MacKinnon (11). The good are good, and the great, well... they're incredible to watch. Kucherov has 59 points, including 20 goals, in 37 games this season, and that pushes him to fourth overall in the NHL. He is third overall in points-per-games-played with 1.59, behind Nathan MacKinnon (1.79) and Connor McDavid (1.71).

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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