Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche 6/18/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Game two of the Stanley Cup final it is Saturday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning will again be in Denver, Co. Tampa Bay comes into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final down 1-0 following a 4-3 overtime loss in game one. Andrei Vasilevskiy struggled in game one posting a .895 save percentage after allowing four goals on 38 shots as three goals came in the first period.

The Tampa Bay offense has been the team's biggest strength this season as Tampa Bay averages 3.48 goals per game on 30.9 shots as a team. Steven Stamkos leads the Tampa Bay offense with 106 points on the year to go along with a team leading 42 goals on 241 shots. Victor Hedman is the top set up man with 65 assists this season.

The Colorado Avalanche will again be at home Thursday night riding high currently on a six-game win streak following the game one win. Darcy Kuemper struggled a bit in game one of the Stanley Cup Final posting a .870 save percentage but allowed no goals in the 3rd period and overtime as his team got the victory.

Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin led the way for the Tampa Bay offense with one goal and one assist each, while Artturi Lehkonen added in 1 goal as well. Mikko Rantanen posted 2 assists before Andre Burakovsky punched in the game deciding goal in overtime.