Lightning vs. Avalanche Prediction: Colorado Predicted to Win Wednesday's NHL Game [10/30/2024]

The Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning will meet in the NHL at Ball Arena on Wednesday, with puck drop at 9:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects the Avalanche as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Lightning-Avalanche game 10,000 times," said Mac Douglass from Dimers.

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate the Avalanche's chance of winning at 51%, with the Lightning at 48%."

Lightning vs. Avs Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Wednesday's matchup between the Avalanche and Lightning at Ball Arena is scheduled to commence at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Colorado Avalanche
• Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Ball Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Wednesday's Lightning vs. Avalanche matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Lightning vs. Avalanche Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NHL game between the Lightning and Avalanche 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Avalanche a 51% chance of beating the Lightning.

According to our model, the Avalanche (+1.5) have a 72% chance of covering the puck line, while the 6.5-goal over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Lightning vs. Avalanche Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Lightning	Avalanche
Puck Line	-1.5 (+200)	+1.5 (-250)
Moneyline	-118	+100
Total	o6.5 (-122)	u6.5 (+105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Lightning vs. Avalanche Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Lightning vs. Avalanche matchup is on the moneyline.

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Lightning vs. Avalanche Player Props

Who will score an anytime goal in Lightning vs. Avalanche?

According to our model, Colorado's Mikko Rantanen is most likely to score the first goal in Lightning vs. Avalanche.

Our projections give Rantanen a 10.6% chance of scoring the first goal at Ball Arena, while the Avalanche star is a 50.1% chance of registering an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player	First Goal Probability
Brayden Point	8.6%
Nikita Kucherov	6.5%
Jake Guentzel	6.1%

Colorado Avalanche

Player	First Goal Probability
Mikko Rantanen	10.6%
Nathan MacKinnon	9.9%
Casey Mittelstadt	6.0%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Brayden Point	41.1%
Nikita Kucherov	37.1%
Jake Guentzel	32.0%

Colorado Avalanche

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Mikko Rantanen	50.1%
Nathan MacKinnon	49.9%
Casey Mittelstadt	29.1%

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Conclusion

We predict the Avalanche, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Lightning on Wednesday.

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