The Utah Hockey Club and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Saturday in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah Hockey Club vs. Vegas Golden Knights prediction.
Utah Hockey Club Recap
The Utah Hockey Club come into this one looking to build on their 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames at home last time out. After this game, Utah will play against the Jets and Blues following this one.
Utah Looking To Build Steam On The Road
Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz each have 11 points with Kellet logging a team-high 6 goals and 5 assists while Schmaltz has a team-high 11 assists. Dylan Guenther has 10 points with 6 goals and 4 assists of his own, while Mikhail Sergachev has 9 points with 7 assists and Logan Cooley has 8 points with 7 assists. Barrett Hayton has 7 points with 5 goals while Michael Kesselring and Matias Maccelli each have 6 points with 2 goals and 4 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 5-2-2 with a 3.53 GAA and a .880 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 0-2 with a 3.04 GAA and an .889 save percentage in goal for Utah this season.
Why the Utah Hockey Club will win
- Utah has won two of its three previous games as an underdog following a win.
- The road team has covered the puck line in four of Utah’s last five games.
Vegas Golden Knights Recap
The Vegas Golden Knights will look to bounce back after a 6-3 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings last time out. After this game, Vegas will head back out on the road for a date with the Edmonton Oilers.
Golden Knights Looking To Stay Unbeaten At Home
Mark Stone leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 19 points with 5 goals and a team-high 14 assists while Jack Eichel has 16 points with 3 goals and 13 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 12 points with a team-high 7 goals and 5 assists and Alex Pietrangelo has 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists. Pavel Dorofeyev has 9 points with 6 goals and 3 assists and Shea Theodore has 9 points with 8 assists. Adin Hill has gone 4-2 with a 3.20 GAA and an .878 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.95 GAA and a .906 save percentage this season.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The home team has won each of the Golden Knights’ last 14 games.
- Utah has lost four of its last five games.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last six night games following a road loss.
- Utah has failed to cover the puck line in three of its last four night games against Western Conference opponents.
Utah HC vs. Golden Knights Prediction
I’m with Vegas here. The split for Vegas has been clear. Back them at home, and go against them on the road. Utah has been competitive on the road, but I think the likelihood is greater that Vegas keeps the momentum going at home and I haven’t suddenly forgotten about Utah’s recent slide. I’ll side with Vegas here.