Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 6/22/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-110) Lightning (-110)

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Colorado Avalanche at Amalie Arena on Wednesday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Colorado leads 2-1. The moneyline on this game has the Avalanche at -110 while the Lightning are at -110. The over/under is 6.

The Avalanche will be hoping for better times on the ice after their 6-2 defeat to the Lightning in Game 3. Colorado compiled 27 penalty minutes in this contest. Furthermore, they had 4 chances on the power play and were able to net 2 goals. The Avalanche didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the game, they scored on 2 out of the 39 shots they looked to score on.

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The Avalanche have had 2,625 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .912. While playing at even strength, the Avalanche have surrendered 184 goals while getting 241 on offense. Colorado Avalanche opponents have totaled 236 power play tries (13th in professional hockey) and have racked up 48 goals in those attempts. For the year, they have recorded 119 points and their points percentage is sitting at .726. Colorado has taken 2,874 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 308 goals (4th in hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 232. Colorado comes into the game with 279 power play opportunities and they have tallied 67 goals out of those tries, earning them a rate of 24.01%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Darcy Kuemper. In his professional hockey career, Kuemper has 159 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .564. His save percentage is at .918 during his 16,859 minutes in the crease. Kuemper has had 8,484 shot attempts against him and has recorded 7,786 saves. The opposition has been able to score 698 goals versus Kuemper in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.48. He has earned an overall record of 143-95-36 and he has gotten the start in 282 games. Kuemper has participated in 299 games during his professional hockey career.

In Game 3 the Lightning recorded 6 goals of the 32 shots on goal they pursued. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this game and converted 1 goal out of those tries.

The Lightning have earned 223 goals at even strength and 62 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Tampa Bay has put up 2,535 shots (17th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.24%, while allowing the other team 2,441 shots. So far this year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a total of 285 goals, 110 points, in addition to a points percentage of .671. They have a total of 259 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 23.94%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.56% on the other teams 252 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 90.7%. They have allowed 228 goals to be scored by of a combination of 179 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they were shorthanded.

For the opposition you will find Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. His opponents are averaging 2.50 goals per game and he has yielded 892 goals altogether. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.2% and he has 203 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He was named a starter in 355 games and has played 21,390 minutes. Vasilevskiy has amassed a lifetime mark of 229-101-24 and has participated in 365 games. He has accrued 10,147 stops out of the 11,039 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .919.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-110) and under 6 goals

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