
Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Can the Lightning Get Pucks Past Justus Annunen?
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Colorado Avalanche tonight. Can the Lightning get pucks past Justus Annunen? JT Miller answers.
JT Miller - February 15, 2024, 3:24 PM EST
5 minColorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Can the Lightning Get Pucks Past Justus Annunen?
We have a loaded NHL slate with some stellar matchups here on this fine Thursday evening and I am ready to dive in. To kick things off, we are heading to South Florida as the Tampa Bay Lightning (29-20-5) host the Colorado Avalanche (33-17-4) at Amalie Arena for this 2022 Stanley Cup rematch.
Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
Both squads have seen some changes to the overall makeup of the roster but the core group of superstars that got each team to the finals is still there and ready for a star studded affair tonight.
Both of these squads are playing perfect hockey at the moment; not perfect as in winning everything flawlessly, perfect as in doing absolutely everything they need to be doing at this point in the year. These teams aren't trying to make the playoffs, they are trying to win the Stanley Cup.
There are levels to these things, some organizations simply have different standards. Tampa Bay has been in three of the last four Stanley Cup Finals, Colorado won two years ago; both squads still posses elite rosters that are producing and excelling.
Colorado is leading the league in goals per game with a 3.67 average and Tampa Bay is not far behind at 3.39. Both squads are sporting elite special teams units. Justus Annunen will start for Colorado sporting a 1-1-0 record to go along with a 4.03 GAA and .886 save percentage. I think we see plenty of action in this one tonight.
Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction
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