The Vegas Golden Knights (10-5-8) are favored at home (-192 moneyline odds to win) against the Montreal Canadiens (12-7-3, +160 moneyline odds). The outing on Friday begins at 4 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Arena on ESPN+.
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Golden Knights to win vs Canadiens -192
Golden Knights vs. Canadiens Betting Lines
- Favorite: Golden Knights (-192)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+160)
- Over/under: 6.5
Golden Knights vs. Canadiens Quick Facts
- Vegas and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 10 of 23 games this season.
- Montreal’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 15 of 22 chances this season.
- These two clubs combine to score 6.5 goals per game, 0.0 more than the total set for this match.
- The 6.4 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.1 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Golden Knights Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Golden Knights Season Stat Insights
- The Golden Knights offense’s 71 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 16th in the NHL.
- On defense, Vegas has given up 67 goals (2.9 per game) to rank 12th in league play.
- The squad has the league’s 10th-best goal differential at +4 this season.
- The 19 power-play goals Vegas has put up this season have come on 80 chances, fourth-best in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights’ 23.75% power-play conversion rate ranks eighth-best in the NHL this season.
- Vegas has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Golden Knights rank 11th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 81.97%.
- The Golden Knights’ players win 54% of their faceoffs to rank third in the NHL.
- Vegas scores on 10.3% of its shots as a team, ranking 23rd in the league.
- The Golden Knights’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 20.3 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Golden Knights Moneyline
- Vegas has won eight of its 19 games as a favorite this season.
- In six games with moneyline oddds lower than -192, the Golden Knights have four wins.
- The moneyline odds say Vegas has a 65.8% chance of winning this game.
Golden Knights Leaders
- Jack Eichel: 11 goals and 20 assists
- Mitchell Marner: four goals and 18 assists
- Ivan Barbashev: eight goals and 12 assists
- Akira Schmid: 9-1-4 record, .900 save percentage, 34 goals conceded
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Canadiens Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canadiens Season Stats Insights
- The Canadiens’ 76 total goals (3.4 per game) are the eighth-most in the NHL.
- Montreal has conceded 3.5 goals per game, and 77 total, which ranks 22nd among all league teams.
- Their 18th-ranked goal differential is -1.
- Montreal has recorded 15 power-play goals this season, which ranks 13th in the NHL (on 65 chances).
- The Canadiens have the NHL’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate of 23.08%.
- Montreal has recorded two shorthanded goals.
- The 76.32% of opponent power plays the Canadiens kill is the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canadiens win 50.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the 12th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- Montreal’s collective 13.8% shooting percentage leads the league.
- The Canadiens have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Canadiens Moneyline Insights
- This season the Canadiens have four wins in the nine games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Montreal has had moneyline odds of +160 or longer once this season and lost that game.
- The Canadiens have a 38.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
Canadiens Leaders
- Nicholas Suzuki: seven goals and 19 assists
- Cole Caufield: 13 goals and 10 assists
- Lane Hutson: three goals and 16 assists
- Jakub Dobes: 8-2-2 record, .897 save percentage, 33 goals conceded
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