Summary
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their Western Conference road trip tonight with a marquee matchup against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick gets you ready for one of the biggest games of the young season as the Bolts look to extend their winning streak to four games. The Lightning enter the night at 7-2, one of the best starts in franchise history, while the Avalanche are looking to snap a two-game skid. Hear from Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel as Tampa Bay prepares for its first back-to-back set of the season. All eyes will be on Nikita Kucherov, who enters the game needing just one point to become the all-time leading scorer in Tampa Bay Lightning history with career point No. 1,138. Meanwhile, Brandon Hagel comes into the game with seven goals through nine contests and is one goal away from becoming just the seventh player in franchise history to score eight goals in the team's first 10 games of a season. The Lightning power play is beginning to heat up as well, producing goals in back-to-back games after a slow start to the season. In Today's Episode: Preview of tonight's matchup: Lightning vs. Avalanche Nikita Kucherov sits one point away from becoming the franchise's all-time leading scorer Brandon Hagel chases another early-season scoring milestone Anthony Cirelli reaches the 150-goal mark and is closing in on additional franchise milestones The Lightning prepare for their first back-to-back games of the season against Colorado and Utah Tampa Bay's power play finding its rhythm with goals in consecutive games Erik Cernak discusses the team's strong 7-2 start The launch of Bolts Rewards, the new fan loyalty and engagement program This Day in Lightning History: Andrei Vasilevskiy's dramatic save at the buzzer preserves a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019, with Victor Hedman scoring the game-winning goal late in regulation Updates from the Syracuse Crunch as they host the Rochester Americans tonight Can the Bolts stay hot on the road and witness history from Nikita Kucherov? Subscribe to Daily Strike for daily Tampa Bay Lightning news, game previews, recaps, player interviews, milestone watches, and everything happening around the organization. #TampaBayLightning #GoBolts #NHL #LightningHockey #NikitaKucherov #BrandonHagel #AnthonyCirelli #ErikCernak #VictorHedman #ColoradoAvalanche #DailyStrike #BoltsNation #HockeyPodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.