Andrei Vasilevskiy got his first shutout in a 1-0 Tampa Bay Lightning win over the Colorado Avalanche. Tampa and Colorado are both at the top of the league in terms of % Time Leading, and wouldn’t you know it, most of this game was tied until Nikita Kucherov’s power play blast opened and closed the scoring for the night. Full recap: [Raw Charge]
Both teams have high-end talent. The difference was the depth. The top line for the Avalanche of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, and Mikko Rantanen can play with any line in the league.