{"id":392097,"date":"2026-01-07T00:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/392097\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:45:16","slug":"avalanche-game-42-at-tampa-bay-lightning-adversity-strikes-lines-notes-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/392097\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche Game 42 at Tampa Bay Lightning: Adversity Strikes, Lines, Notes &#038; How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado Avalanche (31-3-7) close out their three-game road trip against the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3). Puck drop is scheduled for 5:16 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradohockeynow.com\/2026\/01\/04\/postgame-wrap-landeskog-suffers-upper-body-injury-in-avalanches-loss-to-florida\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Postgame Wrap: Landeskog Suffers Upper-Body Injury in Avalanche\u2019s Loss to Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Key Stories to Watch<\/p>\n<p>Adversity has finally struck the Avalanche. Against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Colorado will be without team captain Gabe Landeskog, top-pair defenseman Devon Toews, starting goalie Mackenzie Blackwood, and depth forward Joel Kiviranta. All of them sustained injuries over the past week. Bednar said Landeskog and Toews are week-to-week.<br \/>\nThe Lightning are riding a seven-game winning streak, and will look to extend that against an Avalanche team that saw its 10-game run come to an end in South Florida on Sunday. Tampa Bay had its five-game winning streak snapped against the Avs two months ago.<br \/>\nColorado is likely riding with goalie Scott Wedgewood for the third time in three games, although it\u2019s not confirmed that he\u2019ll start.\u00a0 Wedgewood played both back-to-back games over the weekend in Blackwood\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p>Season Series<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 4 vs Tampa Bay Lightning (W, 3-2)<br \/>\nJan. 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n<p>Avalanche Injuries<\/p>\n<p>Logan O\u2019Connor (undisclosed, TBD)<br \/>\nJoel Kiviranta (lower body, day to day)<br \/>\nMackenzie Blackwood (lower body, IR)<br \/>\nDevon Toews (upper body, week-to-week)<br \/>\nGabriel Landeskog (upper body, week-to-week)<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradohockeynow.com\/2026\/01\/06\/avalanches-landeskog-toews-both-out-week-to-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avalanche\u2019s Landeskog, Toews Both Out Week-to-Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)<\/p>\n<p>Artturi Lehkonen \u2014 Nathan MacKinnon \u2014 Martin Necas<br \/>Valeri Nichushkin \u2014 Brock Nelson \u2014 Gavin Brindley<br \/>Ross Colton \u2014 Jack Drury \u2014 Victor Olofsson<br \/>Taylor Makar \u2014 Parker Kelly \u2014 Zakhar Bardakov<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Girard \u2014 Cale Makar<br \/>Josh Manson \u2014 Brent Burns<br \/>Ilya Solovyov \u2014 Sam Malinski<\/p>\n<p>Scott Wedgewood<br \/>Trent Miner<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradohockeynow.com\/2026\/01\/04\/devon-toews-out-for-avalanche-with-upper-body-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Devon Toews Out For Avalanche With Upper-Body Injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projected Starters (Subject to Change)<\/p>\n<p>Expected: Scott Wedgewood (COL)<br \/>\nUnconfirmed: Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL)<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Milestones<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Girard \u2014 needs 3 assists for 200<br \/>\nParker Kelly \u2014 needs 2 games for 300<br \/>\nDevon Toews \u2014 needs 9 points for 300<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch<\/p>\n<p>TV: Altitude TV<br \/>\nRadio: 92.5 FM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/colhockeynow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CHNS-Tip-Jar.png\" alt=\"Contribute to CHN's travel and support local journalism!\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Colorado Avalanche (31-3-7) close out their three-game road trip against the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3). 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