The Vegas Golden Knights and the Colorado Avalanche meet in NHL action from the Ball Arena on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Colorado is listed as a -140 home favorite while Vegas is a +120 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
Vegas has Nicolas Roy listed as questionable for this game with a lower body injury while Logan Thompson and Mark Stone are both out indefiniteiy. For Colorado, Kurtis MacDonald and Cale Makar are both questionable with concussions while Erik Johnson is out indefinitely with an ankle injury and Pavel Francouz remains out with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Vegas’ 3-2 win over the Avs back on January 2nd, 2023, snapped Colorado’s three-game win streak while extending the road team’s win streak to five in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Vegas is 6-2 in their last 8 games overall and 2-5 in their last 7 road games while the under is 5-1-1 in their last 7 games against the Central division. Colorado is 74-27 in their last 101 home games and 97-40 in their last 137 games following a win while the under is 20-7-3 in their last 30 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m sticking with the under here. I get the case to be made for either team in this one, but the last few meetings between these two teams have all been low-scoring and I don’t envision this game being any different. This feels like a playoff-type atmosphere where the first to 3 wins. Give me the under here.