2022 Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche vs. Lightning odds, NHL picks, Game 1 prediction from hockey model

Andrei Vasilevskiy is a four-time All-Star and a two-year Vezina Trophy winner. He helped Tampa Bay Lightning win their second straight Stanley Cup last year. The Lightning play Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Stanley cup final. Opening face-off is set for 8 p.m. ET. Colorado is the favorite.

Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning are playing in the Stanley Cup Final. The money line is Colorado -150, Tampa -130, the over-under is 6 goals and the puck line's -1.5. Colorado is 37-7-4 at home this season, including the playoffs. Tampa is 13-3 in their last 16 playoff games as underdogs.

Colorado and Tampa Bay are playing in the Stanley Cup Final. Colorado is 37-7-4 at home this season. Tampa is 13-3 in their last 16 playoff games as underdogs.

16 of the 21 players on Colorado's roster have scored at least one goal in the playoffs. Artturi Lehkonen shares the league lead with three game-winners. Andrew Cogliano has notched a pair. Nathan MacKinnon is among the leaders with 11 goals.

Nikita Kucherov is the league's leading scorer each of the last two postseasons. Vasilevskiy was struggling in the first round against Toronto but returned to form in Game 7. The New York Rangers beat Vasilievsky nine times in taking a 2-0 lead in Eastern Conference final.

SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total. It also says one side of the money line has all the value.