The Vegas Golden Knights, spearheaded by Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson, are ready to take the ice against Bo Horvat, Elias Pettersson, and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena for a Pacific Division showdown. Sportsnet Pacific will broadcast the matchup, and the action gets going at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 29.
Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks Odds
With a -165 moneyline, Vegas comes into the game as the substantial favorite. The line for the Canucks now stands at +145 and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 6 goals (-105 over, -115 under).
Vegas is 13-13 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.2 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 26 regular season outings, 15 of its games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and none have pushed. The Knights are 6-9 SU as the away team in 2018-19.
Vegas has converted on 18.4 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Additionally, it has the fifth-strongest penalty kill in the league, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.9 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 23.7 saves per game with a .911 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (13-9-1) has been the top option in goal for Vegas this season. If Vegas chooses to rest him, however, the team could turn to Malcolm Subban (0-5 record, .859 save percentage, 4.02 goals against average).
Even though it’s posted a record of only 11-16 straight up (SU), moneyline bettors have lost a total of 2.9 units on Vancouver this season. 14 of its outings have gone over the total, while 13 have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 5-5 SU at home this year.
The Canucks have converted on just 19.5 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 23rd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.7 percent of all penalties.
Jacob Markstrom has denied 29.2 shots per game as the top choice in goal for the Canucks. Markstrom has eight wins, 11 losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has recorded a fairly-weak .898 save percentage and 3.27 goals against average this season.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Five of Vancouver’s last ten games have been decided by two or more goals, and the club is 1-4 overall in those games.
- The Canucks are 3-5 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 5-8 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- Vancouver is 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Vegas is 1-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the total has gone over in three of their last five outings.
- Vegas is ranked 18th this season with 10.2 giveaways per game. That figure has trended upward recently, as the team’s averaged 11.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 12.6 giveaways over its last five.
- Vancouver is ranked 6th this season with 7.6 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower lately, however, as the team’s averaged 6.5 giveaways over its last 10 games and 6.0 giveaways over its last five.
- Vegas skaters have given out the league’s third-most hits per game (27.5).
