Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 1/6/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: WXPX-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-182) Lightning (+150)

The Colorado Avalanche (31-3-7) are on their way to Amalie Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3). The line on this matchup has Colorado at -182 while Tampa Bay is priced at +150. The total is set at 6.5.

The Colorado Avalanche will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-1 loss against the Panthers their last time out. The Avalanche left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the defeat. For the game, they tallied a score on 1 out of the 28 shots they put on goal. Furthermore, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. Colorado had 6 penalty minutes in this contest.

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At even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 72 goals while having 141 on the offensive side of the ice. Colorado Avalanche opponents have tallied 118 power play tries (20th in the league) and have come away with 17 goals in those attempts. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have accumulated 164 goals (1st in pro hockey) so far this year and have allowed 89. Colorado has taken 1,414 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.6%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 69 points and their points percentage is sitting at .841. The Avalanche thus far have had 1,096 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .919. Colorado has accumulated 141 power play opportunities and they have scored 23 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 16.31%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Scott Wedgewood. Opponents have been able to score 467 goals against Wedgewood in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.88. Wedgewood has been involved in 180 games during his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .908 for his 8,224 minutes on the ice. He has earned a mark of 80-56-28 and he was named the starter in 162 games. During his career on the ice, Wedgewood has tallied 85 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .525. Wedgewood has seen 5,061 shots taken against him and he has 4,594 saves.

In their last contest, Tampa Bay squared up with the Sharks in a game where the Lightning took home the victory by a mark of 7-3. They had 5 power play chances in this outing and tallied 3 out of those chances. The Lightning recorded 7 goals of the 26 shots on goal they took.

Over the course of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned a total of 141 goals, 53 points, and a points percentage of .646. They have allowed 109 goals to be scored by of a combination of 86 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Lightning are sitting with 115 goals at even strength and 26 goals (12th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 133 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 19.55%. Tampa Bay has tried 1,122 shots (20th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 12.57%, while allowing the other team 1,089 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 83.33% on the other teams 138 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.51 goals per game and he has given up 1,393 goals in total. Vasilevskiy's percentage of quality starts comes out to 58.2% and he has made 323 quality starts in his career. He got the starting nod in 555 contests and has played for a total of 28,682 mins. Vasilevskiy has compiled a lifetime record of 347-170-37 and has been in goal for 565 games. He has gathered 15,365 saves out of 16,758 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .917.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+150)

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