NHL Stanley Cup Final 2022: Odds, Hot Takes, Top Storylines for Game 4

Nikita Kucherov was injured in the third game of the series against the Colorado Avalanche. The 29-year-old did not return to the ice after the hit. He could be out for the rest of this game. Colorado suffered just its third postseason defeat on Monday night.

Colorado is the money line against Tampa Bay.

Colorado is -1.5 points behind Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Lightning lost a game on Monday night. Kucherov injured his leg in a hit from Devon Toews. The team has 24 hours to figure out what to do about the injury. The Lightning has played without its stars before in this postseason and through its two previous Stanley Cup runs. Steven Stamkos was hurt for most of one of the title runs, and Brayden Point missed the last two series with an injury suffered in the first round against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Colorado entered the Stanley Cup Final with a 12-2 postseason record. It swept the Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers in the first and third rounds, and beat the St. Louis Blues 4- 2 in second round. The Avalanche have not lost consecutive games in this postseason. They lost to the Blues in Games 2 and 5 on home ice, but they won in St Louis in Game 3 and Game 6.

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