Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Tuch, and the Vegas Golden Knights will do battle against Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, and the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center for a Western Conference tilt. The first puck drops at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, February 18, and it will be showcased live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche Odds
The Golden Knights (-135) are being labeled as the favorites over the Avalanche (+115) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at an even 6 goals (-115 over, -105 under).
Vegas is 32-28 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. 28 of its matches have gone over the total, while another 28 have gone under and just four have pushed. This 2018-19 Golden Knights team is 15-16 SU on the road.
Vegas has converted on 18.5 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked fifth overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.9 percent of its penalties..
Boasting a .908 save percentage and 25.5 saves per game, Marc-Andre Fleury (29-22-4) has been the top option in goal for Vegas this season. If head coach Gerard Gallant chooses to rest him, however, the team might turn to Malcolm Subban (3-6), who has a .911 save percentage and 2.72 goals against average this year.
Colorado is 23-35 straight up (SU) and has lost 18.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 58 regular season outings, 31 of its games have gone over the total, while 26 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 10-17 SU at home this season.
The Avalanche have converted on 22.4 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s good enough for eighth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
Semyon Varlamov (26.9 saves per game) has been the top netminder in the crease for the Avalanche. Varlamov has 14 wins, 24 losses, and eight overtime losses to his credit and has maintained a mediocre 2.91 goals against average and a fairly-weak .906 save percentage this season.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Avalanche, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The total has gone over in each of Vegas’ last five outings.
- Two clubs that fire the puck toward the goal a lot, Vegas has attempted the league’s third-most shots on goal (33.8) while Colorado has attempted the 10th-most (32.5).
- Over Vegas’ last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-5 in those games).
- Vegas skaters have accounted for the league’s second-most hits per game (27.6), but that number’s down to just 25.0 hits over their last five away games.
