The Colorado Avalanche will clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning with both sides starting well this season. Tampa Bay has a 6-3 record and two consecutive victories, while Colorado has 5-5 record and won five of their last six matches. Watch Avalanche VS Lightning.
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Betting Preview for Colorado Avalanche VS Tampa Bay Lightning
- Venue: Ball Arena.
- Date: Wednesday, October 30th, 2024.
- Time: 02:00.
- Teams to play: Avalanche and Lightning.
- NHL Picks: MONEYLINE 2.518.
Odds as provided by 1XBet.
Betting On The Colorado Avalanche
- 1XBet Spread: 0
- 1XBet Total: Over 6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.518
The Colorado Avalanche have changed their fate this season with their offense sitting up to score 3.60 goals per match with 23 goals in the last six matches. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen contributed nine goals and 21 assists to lead the top line, but the rest of the offense stepped up too. Casey Mittelstadt, Joel Kiviranta, and Ross Colton shared 18 goals and eight assists, while Cale Makar delivered 3 goals and 14 assists.
Colorado’s offense has been excellent, but the defense has been poor, permitting 4.10 goals per match. Cale Makar and Samuel Girard led the top two pairings, but the rest of the unit struggled. This allowed opponents to score them easily. Alexandar Georgiev struggled with a .822 save percentage and 4.62 goals-against average on 129 shots with -9.7 goals saved above percentage.
Betting On The Tampa Bay Lightning
- 1XBet Spread: 0
- 1XBet Total: Under 6.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.385
The Tampa Bay Lightning are having a fantastic season with their offense scoring 3.78 goals per match. Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel, and Anthony Cirelli have recorded 15 goals and 19 assists to lead the top two lines, but the rest of the offense has done well too. Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, and Nick Paul share 11 goals and 16 assists while defensemen Victor Hedman and J.J. Moser has added four goals and 10 assists to open up the defense.
Tampa Bay’s offense has been great but the defense has done well too, permitting just 2.89 goals per match with just two goals in the last two matches. Moser and Ryan McDonagh share 2.9 defensive point shares to head the top two pairings, while Victor Hedman, Nicklaus Perbix, and Erik Cernak have 3.0 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. Additionally, Andrei Vasilevskiy has been excellent with a .905 save percentage and a 2.53 goals-against average on 201 shots with 1.8 goals saved above average.
MatchPlug Prediction For Colorado Avalanche VS Tampa Bay Lightning
The Avalanche should restrict the Lightning offense with Cale Makar, Samuel Girard, and the rest of the defensive squad creating turnovers in the defensive zone and stopping shots on the net. This should allow Georgiev to make many big saves. Colorado should win this game with a powerful performance at home.
Final Prediction: Colorado Avalanche Moneyline.
