The Colorado Avalanche (31-11-4) visit the Vegas Golden Knights (34-11-2) Wednesday with a 9:30 p.m. ET puck drop at T-Mobile Arena. Below, we analyze the Avalanche-Golden Knights odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Avalanche dropped two straight to the St. Louis Blues after winning 4-2 in their return from a COVID-19 hiatus April 22. Colorado hasn’t lost three in a row at any point this season.
The Golden Knights have won a franchise-record nine in a row, with their last setback coming April 7 in St. Louis. Six of their past seven victories were by 2 or more goals.
Avalanche at Golden Knights: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Avalanche +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Golden Knights -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Avalanche +1.5 (-225) | Golden Knights -1.5 (+180)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Avalanche at Golden Knights: Projected starting goalies
Devan Dubnyk (5-10-2, 3.15 GAA, .899 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (21-10-0, 2.09 GAA, .926 SV%, 5 SO)
Dubnyk won his first two starts with the Avalanche before coughing up 4 goals on 29 shots against the Blues Saturday. He has enjoyed plenty of offensive support since coming over from the San Jose Sharks, as the Avs have provided him with 11 goals across his three Colorado starts.
Fleury has rattled off four consecutive victorieswhile yielding 2 or fewer goals in each outing. He is 3-3-0 with a 2.17 GAA and .929 SV% with two shutouts through six starts against the Avs this season.
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Avalanche at Golden Knights: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2
Money line (ML)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-140) are going to have their win streak come to an end at some point, and if Avalanche G Philipp Grubauer was healthy, this matchup might be more worrisome.
He could return from the COVID list soon, but as long as Dubnyk is the primary goaltender, Colorado isn’t nearly as threatening.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Avalanche +1.5 (-225) will cost you more than two and a half times your return, and that’s just too risky. Look to the home side on the money line instead.
AVOID.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 5.5 (+100) is a decent play at even money.
The Under is 5-2 in Colorado’s past seven games as a road underdog and 4-1 in the past five games for Vegas when playing on one day of res. It is also 5-1 in the past six meetings in this series.
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