TAMPA — One violent outburst from a Colorado Avalanche player with his stick wasn’t enough. It was that kind of night on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
The Avalanche hoped to cap off a perfect four-game road trip. It had to settle for a successful one, albeit with an embarrassing finale, instead.
Tampa Bay outclassed Colorado in every phase Monday night en route to a 8-2 washout at Amalie Arena. The Lightning scored five times in the first period, prompting Miles Wood to smash his stick as he was exiting the bench area. One of the broken pieces hit coach Jared Bednar, who was walking not far behind him.