The first star of the match against the Colorado Avalanche in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) was Russian Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov.
The match took place at Amalie Arena in Tampa and ended with a score of 6:3 in favor of the home team. Kucherov scored three points, had a double and an assist. The Russian player leads the scoring rankings for the 2023/24 season. He has 93 (36+57) points in total.
The second star of the match was Yıldırım captain Steven Stamkos, who scored one goal and one assist. The third star of the meeting was Tampa forward Brayden Point, who scored one goal and one assist.
Tampa had a positive result for the third straight game in the NHL regular season. The team collected 65 points and tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings with the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers. The Avalanche lost their fifth game in their last six NHL games.
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