Ryan Johansen, special teams power surging Avalanche past Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, front, reacts after giving up a goal to Colorado Avalanche center Ryan Johansen in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Not only is the Colorado Avalanche in the middle of its best stretch of hockey this season, a couple of key components that could have been nitpicked are now humming as well.

Members of the second line were top contributors for the second straight game Monday night, and the power play now has a consecutive goals streak that matches the best from anyone in the NHL this season. Ryan Johansen scored twice and Alexandar Georgiev made 40 saves in a 4-1 victory…