The Vegas Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens are coming off a defeat and a win, respectively, heading into their meeting at T-Mobile Arena on Friday at 4 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Golden Knights solid favorites at -192 on the moneyline, and the Canadiens are at +160.
Vegas fell in a shootout at home its last time out on Nov. 26 against the Ottawa Senators 4-3, dropping the shootout 1-0 to seal the loss. Braeden Bowman (one assist) and Mitchell Marner (one assist) were among the seven Golden Knights players who recorded one point each.
Montreal won its last game 4-3 on the road against the Utah Mammoth on Nov. 26. The Canadiens were led in that outing by Zachary Bolduc (one goal and two assists) and Nicholas Suzuki (two goals and one assist).
Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will win the game in Friday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Golden Knights vs. Canadiens Predictions & Pick
For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Golden Knights 4 – Canadiens 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
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Golden Knights vs. Canadiens Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Golden Knights-Canadiens matchup.
Favorite: Golden Knights (-192)Underdog: Canadiens (+160)Golden Knights Betting InsightsIn the 19 times this season the Golden Knights have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 8-11 in those games.Vegas is 4-2 (victorious in 66.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -192 or shorter.The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Golden Knights have a 65.8% chance to win.Vegas’ games this season have finished above this matchup’s total of 6.5 goals 10 times.Canadiens Betting InsightsThe Canadiens have been an underdog in nine games this season, and won four (44.4%).Montreal has played as an underdog of +160 or more once this season and lost.Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Canadiens have a 38.5% chance to win.Montreal has played 15 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.Golden Knights Key StatsVegas’ 71 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 16th in the NHL.Defensively, the Golden Knights are giving up 67 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 12th in league action.Its +4 goal differential is the 10th-best in the league.The 19 power-play goals the Golden Knights have recorded this season (on 80 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.Vegas’ 23.75% power-play conversion rate is the eighth-best in the league.The one shorthanded goal the Golden Knights have scored this season rank 18th among NHL squads.Vegas has the league’s 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.97%).Vegas wins the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54%.The Golden Knights shoot 10.3% as a team (23rd in the league).Canadiens Key StatsMontreal is eighth in the NHL in scoring (76 goals, 3.4 per game).The Canadiens’ total of 77 goals allowed (3.5 per game) is 22nd in the NHL.Its -1 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.The Canadiens have 15 power-play goals (on 65 chances), 13th in the NHL.Montreal has the NHL’s 10th-best power-play percentage (23.08%).In terms of shorthanded goals, the Canadiens have two.Montreal’s has the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.32%).Montreal wins 50.8% of faceoffs, 12th-ranked in the NHL.The 13.8% shooting percentage of the Canadiens tops the league.
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