SCF Game 4 Preview: Avalanche vs. Lightning

GAME 4 SCF: COLORADO AVALANCHE (2-1) VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (1-2)
6:00 PM MT | AMALIE ARENA
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The Colorado Avalanche look to respond and extend their best-of-seven series lead over the Tampa Bay Lighting in Game 4 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final as the series continues in Tampa Bay. The two clubs clash on Wednesday night at the Amalie Arena with a 6 p.m. MT puck drop scheduled.
In Game 3 on Monday night, the Avalanche suffered their first road loss during the postseason by a 6-2 score to Tampa Bay. Gabriel Landeskog scored Colorado's two goals, both of which were on the power play. Darcy Kuemper started the game and made 17 saves on 22 shots through 31:11 minutes before he was pulled in the second period. In relief, Pavel Francouz made nine saves on 10 shots through 26:56 minutes.
For Tampa Bay, Anthony Cirelli, Ondrej Palat (1G, 1A), Nick Paul, Steven Stamkos (1G, 1A), Patrick Maroon (1G, 1A), Corey Perry (power play) scored. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman each recorded two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 37 saves on 39 shots in the win.

TEAM LEADERS:

Avalanche:
Goals: 13
Power Play (in series): 45.5%
Penalty kill (in series): 191.7%
AVALANCHE VS LIGHTNING
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GAME EXTRAS
Avalanche Stanley Cup Playoffs Hub
Avalanche 360
Avalanche Ticket
FOW%: 43.2
Hits: 116
Blocks: 47
Shots: 107
Lightning:
Goals: 9
Power Play (in series): 8.3%
Penalty kill (in series): 54.6%
FOW%: 56.8%
Hits: 137
Blocks: 72
Shots: 72

NOTEWORTHY:

• Landeskog scored his 10th and 11th goals of the playoffs… Francouz made his Stanley Cup Final debut… With two assists each, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen are tied with the most among the Avalanche at 19… Makar leads Colorado in scoring with 26 points (7G, 19A)... Colorado finished the game 2-for-4 on the power play and 5-for-6 on the penalty kill… Nicolas Aube-Kubel](https://www.nhl.com/player/nicolas-aube-kubel-8477979) returned to the lineup in place of Andre Burakovsky](https://www.nhl.com/player/andre-burakovsky-8477444), who is being evaluated for an undisclosed injury the winger sustained in Game 2… Burakovsky, Ryan Murray](https://www.nhl.com/player/ryan-murray-8476850), Kurtis MacDermid](https://www.nhl.com/player/kurtis-macdermid-8477073), Justus Annunen, Nazem Kadri](https://www.nhl.com/player/nazem-kadri-8475172) (upper body) and Samuel Girard](https://www.nhl.com/player/samuel-girard-8479398) (upper body) were scratches for Colorado.