Lightning ride 3-goal first period to win over Avalanche

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Jake Guentzel scored twice, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning used a quick start to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.

Anthony Cirelli and Conor Geekie also scored, Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel contributed two assists each and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots for Tampa Bay.

Lightning defenseman Erik Cern