A Western Conference battle is set for Monday night when the Vegas Golden Knights (52 points) visit the Colorado Avalanche (41 points). Vegas leads the Pacific division and are currently tied for the most points in the West. Colorado is fourth in the Central but do occupy a Wild Card spot. Below is my NHL prediction for this Golden Knights vs Avalanche matchup.
Golden Knights vs Avalanche Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Vegas Moneyline (+107) |
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This game will be played at Ball Arena at 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday, January 2, 2023.
Why Bet the Golden Knights:
✅ Vegas is 14-3-2 on the road this season.
✅ The Golden Knights are 15-5 in their last 20 road games.
✅ Colorado is 1-4 in their last five games against the Pacific division.
NHL
Vegas Golden Knights
Colorado Avalanche
Team Records
VEG | Team Records | COL |
---|---|---|
45-29-8 | Overall | 50-25-7 |
4-2 | Shootout | 2-2 |
7-6 | Overtime | 6-5 |
27-12-2 | Home | 31-9-1 |
18-17-6 | Road | 19-16-6 |
15-14-3 | EAS | 16-13-3 |
30-15-5 | WES | 34-12-4 |
6-9-1 | ATL | 7-8-1 |
9-5-2 | MET | 9-5-2 |
16-5-3 | CEN | 16-8-2 |
14-10-2 | PAC | 18-4-2 |
17-3-8 | ≤1 | 14-6-7 |
20-17-0 | ≥3 | 30-17-0 |
9-0-1 | Oct | 6-2-0 |
6-5-3 | Nov | 9-4-1 |
7-5-1 | Dec | 8-5-2 |
7-5-1 | Jan | 9-3-0 |
4-5-1 | Feb | 5-5-2 |
8-5-1 | Mar | 10-2-1 |
4-4-0 | Apr | 3-4-1 |
Team Stats
VEG | Team Stats | COL |
---|---|---|
263 | Goals For | 302 |
243 | Goals Agst | 252 |
3.07 | PP For GM | 3.39 |
.62 | PP Goals GM | .83 |
20.24 | PP% | 24.46 |
2.6 | PP Agst GM | 3.22 |
.54 | PP Agst Goals GM | .65 |
79.34 | PK% | 79.92 |
7.4 | PIM GM | 8.9 |
8.5 | oPIM GM | 9.7 |
Goalies
L. Thompson | A. Georgiev | |
---|---|---|
46 | GP | 63 |
42 | GS | 62 |
25-14-5 | W-L-T/O | 38-18-5 |
119 | Goals Allowed | 183 |
2.70 | GAA | 3.02 |
1298 | Shots Against | 1770 |
.908 | SV% | .897 |
1 | SO | 2 |
25 | Quality Starts | 27 |
.595 | QS% | .435 |
6 | Bad Starts | 9 |
95 | Goals All.% | 107 |
6.47 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -11.91 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/29/22 STL | Husso ML N/A | W7-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 18 | 14 | .778 |
4/27/22 CHI | Lankinen ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 40 | 37 | .925 |
4/26/22 DAL | Oettinger ML N/A | L2-3 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 30 | 28 | .933 |
4/24/22 SJ | Reimer ML N/A | L4-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 29 | 25 | .862 |
4/20/22 WAS | Samsonov ML N/A | W4-3 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 13 | 12 | .923 |
Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/29/22 WAS | Samsonov ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 |
4/27/22 MON | Montembeault ML N/A | L3-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 23 | 19 | .826 |
4/21/22 NYI | Varlamov ML N/A | W6-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 29 | 26 | .897 |
4/13/22 PHI | Sandstrom ML N/A | W4-0 TOTAL N/A | 0 | 28 | 28 | 1.000 |
4/5/22 NJ | Daws ML N/A | W3-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
Betting Trends
VEG | Betting Trends | COL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 0-3-0 |
0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
3 | Avg Score | 3 |
3.67 | Avg Opp Score | 5.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
2.67 | Avg Score | 2.67 |
2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 4 |
VEG | Betting Trends | COL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-5-0 |
3.8 | Avg Score | 2.8 |
3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
3.6 | Avg Score | 2.4 |
3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
VEG | Betting Trends | COL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-9-0 |
3.4 | Avg Score | 2.6 |
3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.9 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-7-0 |
3.6 | Avg Score | 2.2 |
3.1 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
Head to Head
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Vegas Golden Knights
Last time out, Vegas hosted Nashville and won 5-4 in overtime. The Predators jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Golden Knights cut into that lead and made it 2-1 at the first intermission. Vegas scored the next three goals of the game to make it 4-2 in the third period, but the Preds scored two late goals to send this game to overtime. The Golden Knights scored halfway through the OT period to get the win.
Keegan Kolesar, Michael Amadio, Reilly Smith, Chandler Stephenson, and Nicolas Hague all scored in the win. Six Vegas players recorded at least one assist on the day.
Chandler Stephenson is having a nice season as he leads the team with 29 assists and 39 points. Reilly Smith has scored a team high 18 goals. Vegas is scoring 3.28 goals per game and allow 2.82.
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs and suffered an embarrassing 6-2 loss. The Maple Leafs scored two early first period goals and led 2-1 going into intermission. Toronto took hold of the game with a three-goal second period that saw them stretch their lead to 5-2. One more goal made this rough New Year’s Eve for the Avs.
J.T. Compher and Devon Toews both scored for Colorado in this one. For Avalanche players recorded an assist in the loss.
Mikko Rantanen is having a nice season for Colorado and leads the way with 24 goals and 45 points. Nathan MacKinnon has a team high 26 assists on the year. The Avalanche are scoring 2.91 goals per game and allow 2.83.
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