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Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning Game 6 Odds, Predictions, Best Bets and Picks, Stanley Cup final, NHL betting trends.

TB TB TB TB Colorado also came home up 3-1 on St Louis for Game 5 of the second round and lost. Only six of those 17 teams (35.3%) were able to get the set to Game 7. Colorado forward Andre Burakovsky ( thumb injury) has missed the past three games. Defenseman Brent Seabrook (shoulder) is out for the Lightning. In terms of the moneyline, 63% of handle and 64% of bets are backing the Avs. As for the puckline, 52% of handle is on Colorado but 58% of bets are with the Lightning. The total is leaning heavily to the over. U 6 (-125) The puck is slated to drop for Game 6 at 8:00 pm ET at Amalie Arena on Friday, June 24. O 6 (+105)

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) moves in for a shot against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second period in ...

The Tampa Bay offense has scored first in back to back games, but in game four they stopped taking quality shots while game five was a full 60 minute effort of quality shots. If they want to win, it comes to the Colorado defense and if they can play a full game. When they play a full 60 minutes, Colorado has looked impossible to beat and can clinch their third Stanley Cup in franchise history. Colorado has been near perfect going 7-1 on the road this postseason, including a win in Tampa Bay during game four. Even though they are down 3-2 in the series, that has been normal for the Bolts as for two of their three previous series, they have come back to win the series this postseason. After a shocking 3-2 road win, the Tampa Bay Lighting have forced game six against the Colorado Avalanche but are still down in the series 3-2.

DENVER -- They are living the dream. The Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning are doing what they've wanted to do since they were kids, competing for ...

"And I think that with our group, you just have reset and understand, like, it's the first one to four. It's not the first one to three. "… And then once the guys get clear on that, it's just turning the page and moving on to the next night. "With experience and time, I've really just kind of learned to take a few breaths, gather my thoughts. "It's supposed to be fun," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. The Avalanche lead the best-of-7 series 3-2 and can clinch a championship.

We're on to a sixth game in the Stanley Cup Final! Here are some of the prop bets we like as the Lightning and Avalanche continue to battle.

That's going to do it for the shot plays I like in Game 6. At home, he's covered this line in eight of 10 games. He has finished with 2+ shots in 15 of his last 20 games, including three straight in this series. It wouldn't hurt to root for a Game 7 as well. I will continue to bet on Victor Hedman until this series is complete, and I think that's where our analysis can end. FD Exec: This isn't a balloon, this is one of the most talented players on the ice blowing by his shot total every night.

The Colorado Avalanche face their biggest task yet in the Stanley Cup Final looking to close out the back-to-back...

“Especially being the back-to-back champs, we know it’s going to take our best game in order to close this one out.” But previous playoff disappointments have steeled this core group to handle adversity, and in the immediate aftermath of their 3-2 loss in Game 5, leaders were already putting it in the rearview mirror. Much like Friday night, they lost a one-goal game at home to the Blues before bouncing back to close out the series on the road in St. Louis. “We’ll bounce right back,” captain Gabriel Landeskog said, pointing to the importance of having a short memory in the playoffs. Colorado would desperately like to avoid a second consecutive loss that sets up Game 7 back home Wednesday and Tampa Bay being one victory away from a three-peat. You have to be desperate every single game.”

The Colorado Avalanche couldn't clinch the Stanley Cup on home ice, but our experts predict they can win Game 6.

Although we predict Colorado can win Game 6, Tampa Bay’s captain, Steven Stamkos, should be able to find the back of the net. The Avalanche haven’t lost two in a row all postseason and carry an 8-1 away record. Although Tampa Bay may feel more confident playing in front of their home fans, we predict the Avalanche will take Game 6. BetMGM Sportsbook also offers a variety of player prop betting markets for Game 6 on Sunday night, and our experts are targeting Tampa’s Steven Stamkos to score at least one goal. The goal took the air out of Ball Arena in Denver, but our experts predict the Avalanche can bounce back and win the Stanley Cup in Game 6 on the road. The Tampa Bay Lightning showed their mental toughness on Friday night and grabbed a 3-2 victory on the road over the Colorado Avalanche. Tampa had 1-0 and 2-1 leads before Colorado tied the game each time, but Ondrej Palat scored his 11th goal of the postseason with just over six minutes left in the contest.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Manson still had his bags half-packed from the Colorado Avalanche's last time on the road, when they returned home with the ch...

“Especially being the back-to-back champs, we know it’s going to take our best game in order to close this one out.” But previous playoff disappointments have steeled this core group to handle adversity, and in the immediate aftermath of their 3-2 loss in Game 5, leaders were already putting it in the rearview mirror. Much like Friday night, they lost a one-goal game at home to the Blues before bouncing back to close out the series on the road in St. Louis. “We’ll bounce right back,” captain Gabriel Landeskog said, pointing to the importance of having a short memory in the playoffs. Colorado would desperately like to avoid a second consecutive loss that sets up Game 7 back home Wednesday and Tampa Bay being one victory away from a three-peat. You have to be desperate every single game.”

DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche's frustrations at not closing out the Stanley Cup Final on home ice against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday was somewhat ...

We would have taken a 3-2 series lead any day, so we're in a good spot here." We've done a good job of adapting to situations that have been put in front of us. The Colorado power play is No. 1 among playoff teams at 33.3 percent (20 for 60) but is converting 44 percent of the time (11 for 25) on the road. Colorado leads the best-of-7 series 3-2 following their 3-2 loss in Game 5 at Ball Arena on Friday. It was disappointing, but the Avalanche have been here, done this before. We've seen it through the regular season, seen it really step up in the playoffs, guys coming hungry and ready to play and playing to our identity. "All those things, just guys' want and will and desire to win."

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Manson still had his bags half-packed from the Colorado Avalanche's last time on the road, when they returned home with the chance ...

“Especially being the back-to-back champs, we know it’s going to take our best game in order to close this one out.” But previous playoff disappointments have steeled this core group to handle adversity, and in the immediate aftermath of their 3-2 loss in Game 5, leaders were already putting it in the rearview mirror. Much like Friday night, they lost a one-goal game at home to the Blues before bouncing back to close out the series on the road in St. Louis. “We’ll bounce right back,” captain Gabriel Landeskog said, pointing to the importance of having a short memory in the playoffs. Colorado would desperately like to avoid a second consecutive loss that sets up Game 7 back home Wednesday and Tampa Bay being one victory away from a three-peat. You have to be desperate every single game.”