Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, and the Vegas Golden Knights will face off against Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in a Pacific Division showdown. The opening face-off takes place at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 19, and fans at home are able to watch it live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks Odds
Vancouver (+110) is entering this one as the underdog to Vegas (-130), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -120 under, +100 over.
Vegas is 19-18 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.4 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 19 of its games have gone under the total, while 17 have gone over and just one has pushed. The Knights are 9-9 SU on the road in 2019-20.
Vegas has converted on 22.3 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. Its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 83.2 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 27.5 saves per game with a .918 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (14-10-2) has been the best option in goal for Vegas this season. If Vegas decides to rest him, however, head coach Gerard Gallant may go with Malcolm Subban (5-8-3 record, .903 save percentage, 2.96 goals against average).
Vancouver is 16-19 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 35 regular season outings, 18 of its games have gone over the total, while 15 have gone under and just two have pushed. It’s 8-8 SU at home this year.
The Canucks have converted on 24.4 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s good enough for fourth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.2 percent of all penalties.
Jacob Markstrom (28.9 saves per game) has been the top option in the crease for the Canucks. Markstrom has nine wins, 14 losses, and three overtime losses to his credit and has maintained a pedestrian 2.70 goals against average and a .915 save percentage this season.
Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks Free Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Golden Knights are 3-0 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Canucks are 3-1 in shootouts.
- The total has gone under in three of Vancouver’s last five games.
- Vegas has attempted 33.7 shots per game overall this season (the second-most in the NHL), and 31.2 in its last five road games.
- Over Vancouver’s last ten outings, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-5 in those games).
- Vegas skaters have given out the fifth-most hits in the league (26.9 per game), but the team’s recorded just 18.0 hits over their last five away games.
