Colorado entered play on Monday 11 points ahead of Dallas atop the Central Division. The Avalanche’s plus-72 goal differential was 40 better than the Lightning, who ranked second in the NHL at plus-32. So for a Lightning team that’s playing some of its best hockey now, you could call Tuesday a measuring-stick game.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning (23-13-3, 49 points) continue a three-game California trip on Thursday night, taking a five-game winning streak into their matchup with the Los Angeles Kings (16-13-9, 41 points) at crypto.

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The Lightning scored early and often in each of the first two periods en route to a blowout victory. They swept the California trip and now have won seven straight, matching a season high.

Led by defenseman Darren Raddysh’s first career hat trick and a five-point game from right wing Nikita Kucherov, the Lightning completed an impressive road-trip sweep Saturday afternoon in San Jose, thumping the Sharks 7-3 at SAP Center.

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LOS ANGELES -- Gage Goncalves broke a tie with 1:41 left in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for their sixth straight win, 5-3 against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.