The Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights meet Tuesday in NHL Game 5 at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Golden Knights vs. Ducks Prediction. This article will include a Golden Knights vs. Ducks Pick.
Anaheim Ducks Betting Preview
The Anaheim Ducks look for their third road playoff win to take a 3-1 series lead. The Ducks have split their last 6 games.
The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring 32.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Leo Carlsson leads Anaheim with 4 goals, Jackson LaCombe has 9 assists and Cutter Gauthier has 33 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 73.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 3 goals on 30 shots faced, while Lukas Dostal has allowed 29 goals on 231 shots.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights look for a fourth playoff home win to take a 3-2 series lead. The Golden Knights have won 5 of their last 7 games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 21.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Brett Howden leads Vegas with 7 goals, Jack Eichel has 12 assists and Mitch Marner has 27 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 90.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has given up 27 goals on 283 shots faced.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Ducks have lost seven of their last eight games at T-Mobile Arena following a win.
- The Golden Knights have won five of their last six games following a road loss.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in four of their last five games.
- The Ducks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games following a win.
- The Ducks have lost the third period in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs against Pacific Division opponents when trailing after the second period.
Why the Anaheim Ducks will win
- The Ducks have won three of their last five games as underdogs against the Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have lost four of their last five Tuesday games as favorites.
- The road team has covered the puck line in five of the Golden Knights’ last six games.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in 11 of their last 12 Tuesday home games.
- The Ducks have won the second period in six of their last seven road games against Western Conference opponents when trailing after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Golden Knights’ last six home games following a road loss has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Ducks’ last five games as road underdogs following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the last three games between teams from the same division has gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Ducks’ last eight road games against the Golden Knights.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last seven games.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Brett Howden has scored at least one goal in six of the Golden Knights’ last seven games.
- Jack Eichel has recorded at least one assist in 10 of the Golden Knights’ last 11 games against the Ducks.
- Pavel Dorofeyev ranks 2nd in the league for Power Play Goals (20) this season.
Anaheim Ducks Player Prop Facts
- Beckett Sennecke has scored a goal in each of the Ducks’ last three games.
- Jackson LaCombe has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Ducks’ last 10 games as road underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- Chris Kreider has scored three goals against the Golden Knights this season—equal to the most against any opponent.
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 Anaheim Ducks rank 29th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.51).
- The Anaheim Ducks rank 27th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (76.36%).
Golden Knights vs Ducks Injury Report
The Ducks will be without Petr Mrazek and Radko Gudas. Drew Helleson is questionable.
The Golden Knights will be without Jeremy Lauzon. Mark Stone is questionable with a lower-body injury.
Golden Knights vs Ducks Prediction
The Golden Knights should get the benefit of the doubt here given home ice and playoff experience. They’ve also been the more consistent team overall these last couple of weeks. However, the value is with the Ducks and the plus money. At this point the Ducks have proven they belong and they have confidence against this Vegas team; they’ve won 5 of the last 7 games. Both sides look comfortable on the offensive side and this crucial game 5 could go either way. Give me the more favorable price.