
Avalanche vs Golden Knights Prediction 4/8/25 NHL Picks Today
Vegas Golden Knights (47-22-8) vs. Colorado Avalanche (47-27-4)
April 8, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Avalanche -135 / Vegas Golden Knights 114; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche meet on Tuesday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. Here’s an Avalanche vs Golden Knights Prediction. This article will include an Avalanche vs Golden Knights Pick.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Flames and Canucks, and they play the Kraken, Predators, and Flames next. The Golden Knights have won eight of their last 10 games and haven’t lost on the road since March 16.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.34 goals per game and are scoring on 29.7 percent of their power-play opportunities. Pavel Dorofeyev leads Vegas with 33 goals, Jack Eichel has 66 assists, and Tomas Hertl has 170 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.64 goals per game and are killing 76.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up 78 goals on 724 shots faced, while Adin Hill has allowed 117 goals on 1,251 shots.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Blue Jackets, lost to the Blues, and they play the Canucks, Kings, and Ducks next. The Avs look for a rebound win after losing three of their last five games.
The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.36 goals per game and are scoring on 24.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Nathn MacKinnon leads Colorado with 32 goals, Cale Maker has 61 assists, and Devon Toews has 136 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.79 goals per game and are killing 79.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 76 goals on 904 shots faced, while Scott Wedgewood has given up 33 goals on 405 shots.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The home team has won each of the last six games between the Golden Knights and Avalanche.
- The Golden Knights have lost each of their last three games at Ball Arena.
- The Avalanche have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 night games at Ball Arena.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Avalanche have won the second period in seven of their last eight night games against Pacific Division opponents at Ball Arena when trailing after the first period.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The road team has won each of the Golden Knights’ last seven games.
- The Avalanche have lost three of their last four games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last nine games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Golden Knights have won the third period in each of their last seven games against Western Conference opponents when tied after the second period.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Colorado Avalanche rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.36).
- The Colorado Avalanche rank 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.77%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 1st in the league in power play percentage this season (29.71%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 6th in the league for goals per game this season (3.34).
Avalanche vs Golden Knights Injury Report
The Colorado Avalanche will be without Sean Behrens, Gabriel Landeskog, and Tucker Poolman. Jonathan Drouin, Martin Necas, Josh Manson, and Samuel Girard are questionable.
Ilya Samsonov and Tomas Hertl are questionable for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Avalanche vs Golden Knights Prediction
The Golden Knights are playing the better hockey right now, and getting them in the underdog role is appealing. However, you don’t often get the Avs as this soft of a favorite at home, and they’re still a tough out on their home ice where they have 25 wins. Also, the home team has won six straight games between the Golden Knights and Avs.
After some tough recent losses, this is a spot where the Avalanche should get up for a playoff-type atmosphere and make a statement against a team they could very well face in the playoffs. Give me the Avs and the cheap price.