The Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights meet Sunday in NHL Game 3 at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Golden Knights vs. Avalanche Prediction. This article will include a Golden Knights vs. Avalanche Pick.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview
The Colorado Avalanche need a win to have any real chance of winning this series. The Avalanche haven’t lost three straight games since March 14-18.
The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.64 goals per game and are scoring on 24.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado with 7 goals, Martin Necas has 10 assists, and Nazem Kadri has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.73 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Scott Wedgewood has given up 21 goals on 238 shots faced, and Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 6 goals on 47 shots.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights look for a fifth straight win to take an overwhelming 3-0 series lead. The Golden Knights have won 9 of their last 11 games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.64 goals per game and are scoring on 24.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Pavel Dorofeyev leads Vegas with 10 goals, Jack Eichel has 16 assists and Mitch Marner has 35 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.43 goals per game and are killing 86 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has given up 33 goals on 419 shots faced.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last four games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- The Avalanche have lost each of their last two games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last nine games as underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games at T-Mobile Arena against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Avalanche have lost the second period in each of their last four games against Pacific Division opponents when trailing after the first period.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Avalanche have won each of their last 11 road games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Golden Knights’ last seven games.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five home games.
- The Avalanche have won the third period in eight of their last nine road games against Pacific Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Avalanche’s last 10 games as road favorites following a home loss has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Golden Knights’ last four games as home underdogs following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last 11 games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Avalanche’s last 11 road games against the Golden Knights.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Pavel Dorofeyev has scored at least one goal in four of the Golden Knights’ last five games.
- Mitch Marner has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as a home underdog against Western Conference opponents.
- Rasmus Andersson has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances—the longest active streak in the league.
Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts
- Nathan MacKinnon has scored at least one goal in eight of the Avalanche’s last nine road playoff games.
- Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 11 Sunday appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Nathan MacKinnon ranks 1st in the league for Goals (53) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 6th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.47%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 7th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (81.37%).
- The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for goals per game this season (3.63).
- The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for goals against per game this season (2.40).
Golden Knights vs Avalanche Injury Report
The Golden Knights will be without Jeremy Lauzon with an upper-body injury. Mark Stone is questionable with a lower-body injury.
Cale Makar is questionable for the Avs due to an undisclosed issue.
Golden Knights vs Avalanche Prediction
The Avalanche are favored because they’ve been the best team all season and oddsmakers simply don’t believe theyre going to go down without a fight. That’s not enough for me to lay juice with them on the road. The Golden Knights outplayed the Avs in the first two games of this series on the road and now go back home where they have a strong crowd. The Avs have been a bit sloppy defensively in recent games and Vegas has quietly been quite consistent in these playoffs. I can’t turn down the more favorable price with the Golden Knights at home.