COLORADO AVALANCHE MAKE SURPRISE STARTING GOALIE DECISION FOR GAME 4

Tonight the Tampa Bay Lightning will host the Colorado Avalanche for game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which the series currently sits at 2-1 in favour of the Avalanche.

The Avalanche went up 2 games to 0 and absolutely crushed the Lightning in game 2, 7-0, but the Lightning stormed back in game 2 defeated the Avalanche 6-2.

In game 3, the Avalanche pulled Darcy Kuemper after allowing 5 goals on 22 shots, then Pavel Francouz came in and stopped 10/11.

Pavel Francouz replaces Darcy Kuemper in goal for the Avalanche after the Lightning scored their fifth goal of the night. pic.twitter.com/Zl0u8iCJHk— ESPN (@espn) June 21, 2022

Francouz is 6-0 with a 2.81 GAA & .906 SV% in these playoffs, while Darcy Kuemper is 8-3 with a 2.76 GAA & .892SV%.

Despite Francouz having better numbers and Kuemper getting pulled in game 3, the Avalanche have chosen to go back to Kuemper for game 4 tonight.

Jared Bednar, is Darcy Kuemper starting tonight? "Possibly."— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 22, 2022

Rantanen on the team's belief in Darcy Kuemper:

«We have lots of belief. Darcy has been our starter»— Mike Stephens (@mikeystephens81) June 22, 2022