Expert Picks
NHL | Colorado 2 @ Tampa Bay 1 | 06/27 | 12:00 AM UTC
Colorado -115
WIN
ANALYSIS: I will completely admit that I was shocked the Lightning won in Denver to stave off elimination. Happy to chirp when right but major wrong on that one. But if you watched pace of play, etc., the Avs were the better team. Be nice to know if Andre Burakovsky will return for Game 6, but the Avs haven't lost B2B games in these playoffs. I don't generally pick road teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but with my limited pond hockey knowledge the Avalanche are better. In a way, hope I am wrong as would love to see a Game 7. The last team to trail 3-2 in the Stanley Cup Final and rally to win was the 2011 Bruins FYI.
Season Splits
41-28, +104 ML
42-30, -557 ML
All Games
ALL
All Games
70%
71-30, +670
65-39, +218
62%
On Road
LOCATION
At Home
64%
32-18, +133
35-16, +253
68%
As Favorite
STATUS
As Underdog or Even
73%
68-25, +853
10-13, -111
43%
When Line was -132 to -102
MONEY LINE
When Line was -119 to +111
66%
8-4, +298
7-10, -349
41%
As Road Favorite
LOCATION & STATUS
As Home Underdog
69%
29-13, +316
1-1, -4
50%
vs Teams That Win >55% of Games
OPP WIN%
vs Teams That Win >55% of Games
64%
31-17, +387
29-26, -81
52%
vs Teams Allowing 2.6 to 2.9 GPG
OPP DEFENSE
vs Teams Allowing 2.6 to 2.9 GPG
74%
20-7, +429
16-12, -23
57%
After a Day Off
REST
After a Day Off
70%
63-27, +537
54-37, -340
59%
vs TB
HEAD TO HEAD
vs COL
71%
5-2, +203
2-5, -246
28%
when Darcy Kuemper starts
PROJECTED STARTER
when Andrei Vasilevskiy starts
70%
51-21, +703
54-31, +437
63%