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Colorado at Tampa Bay

January 6, 2026
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Colorado and Tampa Bay aren't just outstanding scoring teams. The Avalanche is the No. 1 defensive team in the NHL, holding opponents to 2.2 goals per game. The Avalanche’s 85.6% mark on the penalty kill is the best in the NHL, too. Colorado is giving up just two goals per game in its last four games. Tampa Bay gives up the fourth-fewest goals per game at 2.7. This is the second and final regular-season meeting between the teams. The Avalanche defeated the Lightning, 3-2, on Nov. 4 in Denver. Both teams are getting outstanding goaltending. Colorado's Scott Wedgewood has a 2.17 GAA and .918 SV%. Tampa Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 2.36 GAA and .912 SV%. The Lightning aren't likely to push pace since this is their first home game since returning from a three-game West Coast road trip. The Avalanche lost 2-1 to the Panthers on the road this past Sunday. That halted a 10-game win streak. Take the UNDER. 

1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -118 (risk 1.5 to return 2.77)
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