Weekly Lost & Found: Oilers, Rangers & Stanley Cup Final Prediction

The Stanley Cup Final starts this week. Colorado Avalanche are looking to win their first Stanley cup since 2000-01. Tampa Bay Lightning are aiming for their third title in a row. Pat Maroon is looking for his fourth straight Stanley Cups.

The Oilers lost the Western Conference Final in four games to the Rangers. They need more secondary scoring and better goalkeeping. Jay Woodcroft will be the new coach. The team will try to get back to Stanley Cup Final. It was a good year for the team. The playoffs were disappointing. Their power play went 2-for-11 and their penalty kill was 12- for-16.

Rangers lost in the Eastern Conference Final to Tampa. It was their first appearance since their defeat to the Lightning in 2014-15. Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin had great postseasons. Igor Shesterkin played well in his goal. The team probably won't have enough cap space to bring everyone back.

The THW staff predicted the New York Islanders winning the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Avalanche coming out of the West and winning Clarence S. Campbell Bowl. Ultimately, the team picked the Colorado Avalanche to hoist the mug and win the Stanley Cup.

Avalanche are 12-2 in 14 games, two series sweeps. Nathan MacKinnon has 11 goals and 18 points in the team-lead with a plus-12 rating. Cale Makar has 17 assists and 22 points with plus 11 rating in that time.

12-2 in 14 games, two series sweeps. Nathan MacKinnon has 11 goals and 18 points in the team-lead with a plus-12 rating. Cale Makar has 17 assists and 22 points with plus 11 rating in team's 14th game.

The Lightning and Avalanche are going to the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning have the edge in terms of team defense. If the teams break even between offense and defense, the Lightning will win the Cup. The goalies from the two teams are the main difference between them. They are Darcy Kuemper and Pavel Francouz for the Avalanche and Andrei Vasilevskiy for Lightning. It's important to note how the Lighting can play either a high-scoring or a highly defensive game. This is the case in the Conference Final as well. For the last two years, it's been the goalkeepers who have won the game for both teams.

Nikita Kucherov has 16 assists and 23 points in 17 games with a plus-4 rating. Steven Stamkos has nine goals and 15 points with plus 4 rating in the same period.