STANLEY CUP FINAL: Colorado Avalanche favored to win Stanley Cup

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 12: The Stanley cup is hoisted after the St. Louis Blues defeated Boston Bruins in Game Seven of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final…

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 12: The Stanley cup is hoisted after the St. Louis Blues defeated Boston Bruins in Game Seven of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 12, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

by: Dara Bitler

Posted: Jun 14, 2022 / 08:57 AM MDT

Updated: Jun 14, 2022 / 08:58 AM MDT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning will battle it out for the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup Final starts this week.

Opening odds from sportsbooks show the Colorado Avalanche will win the Stanley Cup.

As of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Avalanche are favorites with -195 odds. The Tampa Bay Lightning have +160 odds to win the Stanley Cup, according to FanDuel.

According to Covers.com, PointsBet, DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, Unibet, Bet Rivers, FanDuel, WynnBet Sportsbook, and bet 365 all favor the Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup.

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The last time the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup was in 2001. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Stanley Cup the last two years in a row.