The Utah Mammoth and Vegas Golden Knights meet Wednesday in NHL Game 5 at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Golden Knights vs. Mammoth Prediction. This article will include a Golden Knights vs Mammoth Pick.
Utah Mammoth Betting Preview
The Utah Mammoth look for their second road win to take a 3-2 series lead. The Mammoth have won 8 of their last 13 games.
The Utah Mammoth are averaging 3.25 goals per game and are scoring 11.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Logan Cooley leads Utah with 2 goals, Kailer Yamamoto has 3 assists, and Dylan Guenther has 20 shots on goal. Defensively, the Utah Mammoth are allowing 3.25 goals per game and are killing 84.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has allowed 12 goals on 119 shots faced. Check out tonight’s other game between the Flyers and Penguins.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights look for their second home win to take a 3-2 series lead. The Golden Knights have won 9 of their last 12 games.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.25 goals per game and are scoring on 15.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Mark Stone leads Vegas with 2 goals, Jack Eichel has 5 assists and Pavel Dorofeyev has 12 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 3.25 goals per game and are killing 88.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has given up 13 goals on 105 shots faced.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Mammoth have lost seven of their last eight road games after coming off overtime.
- The Golden Knights have won seven of their last eight home games following an overtime win.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in five of their last six home games.
- The Mammoth have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games after coming off overtime.
- The Mammoth have lost the second period in each of their last six games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
Why the Utah Mammoth will win
- The Mammoth have won four of their last five games as road underdogs.
- The Golden Knights have lost two of their last three games as favorites.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in 16 of their last 18 games as favorites following a road win.
- The Mammoth have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games as underdogs.
- The Golden Knights have lost the first period in 10 of their last 11 games as favorites after coming off overtime.
Total Goals Facts
- Six of the Mammoth’s last seven road games after coming off overtime have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the Golden Knights’ last five games as home favorites following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last 15 games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in 14 of the Mammoth’s last 15 games against Pacific Division opponents.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Mark Stone has scored a goal in each of the Golden Knights’ last four Game 5s of a Western Conference First Round series.
- Jack Eichel has recorded at least one assist in six of the Golden Knights’ last seven Game 5s of a playoff series.
- Pavel Dorofeyev ranks 2nd in the league for Power Play Goals (20) this season.
Utah Mammoth Player Prop Facts
- Logan Cooley has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances with the Mammoth as road underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- Clayton Keller has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Mammoth’s last nine Wednesday games.
- Clayton Keller is the only player in the league to have recorded a power play point in seven or more consecutive appearances 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%).
- Utah Mammoth are one of seven teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
- Utah Mammoth are the only team to not play in a game that has gone to a shootout this season.
Golden Knights vs Mammoth Injury Report
The Mammoth will be without Barrett Hayton.
The Golden Knights will be without William Karlsson.
Golden Knights vs Mammoth Prediction
The Golden Knights have the experience and are usually a tough out at home. We know how Vegas is about its hockey and this won’t be a fun environment for Utah. However, the value is with the plus money. The Mammoth have won 4 of the last 6 games against the Golden Knights, and they had their chances to win game 4. The Mammoth have been very comfortable offensively in this series and have scored 3 or more goals in 7 of the last 10 games against the Golden Knights overall. These games have been high scoring and back and forth. Coin-flip matchup: I want the more favorable price. Give me the Mammoth.