Vancouver Canucks @ Tampa Bay Lightning

12-13-2, 4-8-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canucks VAN	2	2	1	5
Lightning TB	0	1	0	1

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

14-12-2, 7-4-1 Home

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Regular Season Series

VAN leads 1-0

Canucks
5
Lightning
1

Game 1

9/12

Lightning
2
Canucks
4

Game 2

17/12

Benchmark International Arena

8:30 AM, 9 December 2016

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Tom Kowal

Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener

In just the 10th playoff game in NHL history with at least 15 combined goals, the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to defeat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday in a wacky Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series.

Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

— Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier injury and the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday night in a wacky Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

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Vancouver Canucks @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener

Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights