The Vegas Golden Knights need a win after losing 5 of their last 6 games. The Columbus Blue Jackets need a win after losing 10 of their last 16 games. Here’s a Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets prediction.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights recently beat the Maple Leafs while losing to the Sabres and Bruins. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.18 goals per game and are scoring on 19.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Marchessault leads Vegas with 32 goals, Mark Stone has 37 assists and Jack Eichel has 173 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 80.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Logan Thompson has given up 97 goals on 1,000 shots faced, and Adin Hill has allowed 55 goals on 716 shots.
Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets recently beat the Blackhawks while losing to the Rangers and Hurricanes. The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.93 goals per game and are scoring on 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 19 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 34 assists and Kirill Marchenko has 146 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.65 goals per game and are killing 77 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 50 goals on 447 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 104 goals on 1,080 shots.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets prediction
The Vegas Golden Knights are the better team and should win this game. It’s that simple, and it’s why you can’t argue with the line. However, the Golden Knights have put together a couple of rough weeks where the defense has fallen off a cliff, and I’m just not eager to get involved with these inflated lines given their current form. The Columbus Blue Jackets aren’t good, but they are at home, and they have won 4 of their last 8 games, for what that’s worth. That includes a nice upset win over the Rangers. I’ll take a shot in the dark with the Blue Jackets and the big plus money.