Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, 6/24/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche

Date: Friday, June 24, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+104) Avalanche (-125)

The Tampa Bay Lightning are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Avalanche lead 3-1. The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at +104 and Colorado is coming in at -125. The total has been set at 6.

The Lightning will be looking for a better result in Game 5 after their 3-2 defeat against the Avalanche in Game 4. Tampa Bay garnered 4 penalty minutes in this game. Additionally, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Lightning offense left a lot to be desired in this loss. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 of the 39 shots they launched.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 252 power play opportunities (8th in pro hockey) and have racked up 49 goals in those chances. The Lightning have had 2,441 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .907. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,535 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.2%. While at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 179 goals while having 223 themselves. Tampa Bay has 259 power play chances and they have notched 62 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 23.94%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 110 points and their points percentage sits at .671. Concerning their scoring, the Tampa Bay Lightning have racked up 285 goals (7th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 228.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has played in 365 games over the course of his hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 229-101-24 and he was named the starter in 355 games. The opposition has racked up 892 goals versus Vasilevskiy in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has had 11,039 shots taken against him and has recorded 10,147 total saves. He has a save percentage of .919 for his 21,390 mins on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy has 203 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .572.

In Game 4 the Avalanche converted 3 goals of the 37 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 chances on the power play in this outing and recorded 1 goal out of those chances.

During this campaign, the Colorado Avalanche have tallied 308 goals, 119 points, and a points percentage of .726. They have allowed 232 goals to be scored by of a combination of 184 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Avalanche have accumulated 241 goals at even strength and 67 goals (1st in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 279 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 24.01%. Colorado has taken 2,874 shots (4th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.72%, while allowing their opponents 2,625 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.66% on their opponents 236 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.2%.

For the opposition you will find Darcy Kuemper patrolling the crease. He has accounted for 7,786 stops out of 8,484 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .918. Kuemper has accumulated a lifetime mark of 143-95-36 and has participated in 299 games. He has started in 282 games and has been on the ice for 16,859 minutes. Kuemper's rate of quality starts comes out to 56.4% and he has accumulated 159 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. The opposition is averaging 2.48 goals per game and he has surrendered 698 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+104)

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