Morning Coffee: Updated Stanley Cup Odds After Avalanche Win Game 1

The Colorado Avalanche have gone wire-to-wire as the Stanley Cup favourite this season.

In Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, they showed the entire hockey world that they deserve that distinction.

The Avalanche beat the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime in last night’s opener. 

Colorado became the ninth team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to win Game 1 in all four rounds.

Each of the previous eight went on to win it all.

The Avalanche also became just the fifth team in NHL history to win 13 of their first 15 games in a single postseason.

Each of the previous four won the Stanley Cup.

Nobody is going to write off Tampa Bay after one loss.

However, after a dominant performance from Colorado in Game 1, the Lightning are getting just a 30.3 per cent implied Stanley Cup win probability based on the updated odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Thursday, June 16th, 2022.

Burakovsky The OT Hero For Avalanche In Game 1

Andre Burakovsky was the hero for the Avalanche with the overtime winner in Game 1.

Colorado closed as a -146 home favourite at FanDuel.

Late money pushed the total to 6.5 just before puck drop, and the over hit despite a scoreless third period.

The over hit on both team totals with the Avalanche at 3.5 and the Lightning at 2.5.

Game 1 in OT. Right in the feels for @Avalanche fans. This #StanleyCup Final is going to be fun. pic.twitter.com/Mzi2uyGPKo

Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin led the way for Colorado with two points each.

Rantanen to record 2+ points was +182 at FanDuel.

Landeskog 2+ points was +250.

Landeskog to score and Colorado to win was +285.

The final row. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/aHhTNAOV6H

Nichushkin 2+ points was