Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction, Picks & Odds | 18 Jan 2025

The Value Lies With Knights

Our best prediction is the Golden Knights on the -1.5 puck line. A victory by two goals or more against the Blackhawks looks on the cards and this is available at +105.

3-1 Knights Victory in Previous H2H Meeting

Vegas Golden Knights have suffered a defeat in back-to-back games including a recent 3-2 loss. This occurred on the road at Lenovo Center against Carolina Hurricanes. Shea Theodore and Tomas Hertl scored one goal apiece.

Chicago Blackhawks have been beaten in their last four games. On the road at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Predators recently beat them 3-2 (SO). Alec Martinez and Connor Bedard each scored one goal. Goalie Arvid Soederblom produced a great performance and had 39 saves (.951).

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Knights won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 3-1 victory was registered against the Hawks at T-Mobile Arena. The past 10 games between the teams have seen the Knights win six times.

Starting Goalies

Ilya Samsonov (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-9-4	2.8	.891	2
23/24	23-7-6	3.13	.890	3

Petr Mrazek (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-0-0	6.1	.739	0
23/24	18-31-4	3.05	.907	1

5 wins and 5 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 31.8 shots on goal, with a 29.2% powerplay efficiency. The Knights have given up 2.3 goals from 23.7 shots, averaging 2.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

Pavel Dorofeyev is the top points scorer with 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, with Mark Stone recording 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Ilya Samsonov have a 2.02 goal against average with a .921 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Hawks have 2 wins, 7 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.4 goals from 23.3 shots on goal, with a 19.2% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 4.2 goals from 34.7 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.0%.

The top points scorer is Connor Bedard with 10 points, 4 goals and 6 assists, while Teuvo Teraevaeinen is next in line after registering 8 points, 3 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Arvid Soederblom have a 3.68 GAA with a .899 SV%.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

For this NHL encounter, our pick is the favorites off -1.5 goals at +105 on the puck line. This means we’re betting on Vegas Golden Knights to put clear daylight between themselves and their opponents.

Our expert NHL handicappers study the latest form, while injuries can also affect the potential outcome. Before coming up with a verdict, we combine this data with the latest player and goalie stats.

Key Golden Knights vs Blackhawks stats:

• The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Blackhawks in 6 of their last 10 games.

Knights -1.5 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 48.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Best Bet

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tyler Bertuzzi Under 1.5 Shots -114

Tyler Bertuzzi (Blackhawks) hasn't covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 4 of the past 5 games. We’re expecting the same thing to happen here, with this Shots on Goal bet available at -114.

Latest Tyler Bertuzzi Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+290

First

+1600

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-114

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Correct Score Prediction

Golden Knights 5 - 3 Blackhawks

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the Golden Knights to win 5-3. We can’t pass up the odds of +1900 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Golden Knights

Blackhawks

1-0

Knights

+5500

Blackhawks

+6600

2-0

Knights

+4500

Blackhawks

+7000

2-1

Knights

+1400

Blackhawks

+1900

3-0

Knights

+2400

Blackhawks

+5000

3-1

Knights

+1600

Blackhawks

+2900

3-2

Knights

+800

Blackhawks

+1150

4-0

Knights

+2500

Blackhawks

+7500

4-1

Knights

+1100

Blackhawks

+2800

4-2

Knights

+1300

Blackhawks

+2400

4-3

Knights

+950

Blackhawks

+1300

5-0

Knights

+4000

Blackhawks

+14000

5-1

Knights

+1500

Blackhawks

+5000

5-2

Knights

+1150

Blackhawks

+2800

5-3

Knights

+1900

Blackhawks

+3400

5-4

Knights

+1900

Blackhawks

+2400

6-1

Knights

+3000

Blackhawks

+12000

6-2

Knights

+1900

Blackhawks

+6000

6-3

Knights

+2000

Blackhawks

+4500

6-4

Knights

+4000

Blackhawks

+6600

6-5

Knights

+4500

Blackhawks

+5500

7-2

Knights

+4500

Blackhawks

+14000

7-3

Knights

+4000

Blackhawks

+9000

7-4

Knights

+5000

Blackhawks

+9000

7-5

Knights

+9000

Blackhawks

+13000

7-6

Knights

+11000

Blackhawks

+12500

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Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Taking No Chances With Knights

Vegas Golden Knights are strong -250 favorites to win this game according to the Moneyline betting odds. The sportsbooks give them a 71% chance of claiming victory. At +205, Chicago Blackhawks are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. NHL bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you fancy Over 6.5, this outcome can be backed at +102.

Favorites Knights are available at -165 to bag the first goal. Alternatively, you can secure odds of +125 that the Hawks light the lamp before their opponents.

National Hockey League bettors are spoilt for choice thanks to the hundreds of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the betting sites and find the best value picks.

Moneyline

Knights

-250

Blackhawks

+205

3-Way Moneyline

Knights

-156

Tie

+360

Blackhawks

+340

Puck Line

Knights -1.5

+102

Blackhawks +1.5

-123

Total Goals

Under 6.5

-125

Over 6.5

+102

Jack Eichel Favorite to Score the First Goal

Favorite Jack Eichel is available at +750 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in this player to score the last goal.

Player Goals

Jack Eichel (Knights)

First

+115

Anytime

+750

Mark Stone (Knights)

First

+163

Anytime

+950

Connor Bedard (Blackhawks)

First

+185

Anytime

+1100

Ivan Barbashev (Knights)

First

+195

Anytime

+1100

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

First

+195

Anytime

+1100

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

First

+205

Anytime

+1150

Victor Olofsson (Knights)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

William Karlsson (Knights)

First

+235

Anytime

+1300

Tyler Bertuzzi (Blackhawks)

First

+290

Anytime

+1600

Nicolas Roy (Knights)

First

+295

Anytime

+1500

Alexander Holtz (Knights)

First

+295

Anytime

+1500

Brett Howden (Knights)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Teuvo Teräväinen (Blackhawks)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Ryan Donato (Blackhawks)

First

+350

Anytime

+1800

Taylor Hall (Blackhawks)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Philipp Kurashev (Blackhawks)

First

+370

Anytime

+1900

Brendan Brisson (Knights)

First

+380

Anytime

+1900

Nick Foligno (Blackhawks)

First

+390

Anytime

+2000

Lukas Reichel (Blackhawks)

First

+420

Anytime

+2200

Frank Nazar (Blackhawks)

First

+420

Anytime

+2200

Tanner Pearson (Knights)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Keegan Kolesar (Knights)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Colton Dach (Blackhawks)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Ilya Mikheyev (Blackhawks)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Shea Théodore (Knights)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Cole Schwindt (Knights)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Craig Smith (Blackhawks)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Jason Dickinson (Blackhawks)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Jack Eichel (Knights)

Over 3.5

+130

Under 3.5

-169

Connor Bedard (Blackhawks)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Tomas Hertl (Knights)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Mark Stone (Knights)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

Tyler Bertuzzi (Blackhawks)

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-114

Ryan Donato (Blackhawks)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+120

Shea Théodore (Knights)

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

+140

Micro Betting

Instead of focusing on the overall outcome, some bettors prefer to look at the NHL micro betting lines. As the name suggests, it means placing short-term wagers and this might include the Next Goalscorer or Next Goal.

Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Vegas Golden Knights Stats

Chicago Blackhawks Stats

Moneyline

• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.20 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 6: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.60 pts and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 7.30 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 6: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 at Home: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.40 goals and allowed 4.10 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.8
• Shots: 29.8
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.5
• Empty Net Goals: 0.4
• Penalty Minutes: 7.2
• Blocks: 13
• Faceoff Wins : 25.8
• Hits: 16.7
• Giveaways: 16.2
• Takeaways: 4.8

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.6
• Shots: 31.2
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 6.8
• Blocks: 14.7
• Faceoff Wins : 25.9
• Hits: 16.7
• Giveaways: 15.3
• Takeaways: 5.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 23.5
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 3.3
• Empty Net Goals: 0
• Penalty Minutes: 12.1
• Blocks: 12.5
• Faceoff Wins : 25.4
• Hits: 19.9
• Giveaways: 16
• Takeaways: 5

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 1
• Shots: 25.2
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.5
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 6.2
• Blocks: 13.2
• Faceoff Wins : 23.7
• Hits: 17.6
• Giveaways: 13.6
• Takeaways: 4.3

Team News

Vegas Golden Knights Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Jack Eichel	70	20.65	26	64	90	31
61	Mark Stone	57	19.43	18	45	63	21
48	Tomas Hertl	70	17.11	31	28	59	-3

27	Shea Theodore	56	22.01	7	42	49	10
16	Pavel Dorofeyev	71	16.38	30	16	46	-2
49	Ivan Barbashev	60	16.75	20	25	45	23
15	Noah Hanifin	71	21.53	9	28	37	8
21	Brett Howden	69	14.85	20	14	34	13
19	Reilly Smith	68	15.48	10	22	32	4
7	Alex Pietrangelo	67	22.48	4	28	32	11
55	Keegan Kolesar	71	13.4	12	14	26	6
	Brandon Saad	62	14.73	12	14	26	-7
10	Nicolas Roy	60	15.1	11	15	26	-5
70	Tanner Pearson	67	11.93	12	13	25	7
95	Victor Olofsson	47	14.56	11	11	22	12
71	William Karlsson	42	17.07	7	14	21	8
3	Brayden McNabb	71	20.14	4	13	17	36
2	Zach Whitecloud	64	17.15	4	8	12	9
14	Nicolas Hague	60	16.77	5	6	11	-3
26	Alexander Holtz	49	11.52	3	8	11	-3
6	Kaedan Korczak	32	14.76	0	9	9	9
22	Cole Schwindt	40	9.21	0	7	7	2
68	Callahan Burke	7	10.84	1	0	1	2
28	Tanner Laczynski	8	8.6	1	0	1	-1
47	Grigori Denisenko	1	8.5	0	0	0	0
18	Robert Haegg	2	11.15	0	0	0	0
17	Ben Hutton	6	11.18	0	0	0	-1
19	Brendan Brisson	9	9.87	0	0	0	-3
62	Raphael Lavoie	9	10.08	0	0	0	-4
46	Jonas Roendbjerg	12	9.35	0	0	0	-3
11	Mason Morelli	1	7.5	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
35	Ilya Samsonov	28	2.78	0.892
40	Akira Schmid	1	-	1
33	Adin Hill	44	2.49	0.908

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Chicago Blackhawks Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
86	Teuvo Teraevaeinen	72	17.01	15	41	56	-20
98	Connor Bedard	72	20.23	20	36	56	-38
8	Ryan Donato	70	15.98	25	30	55	-17

59	Tyler Bertuzzi	72	16.08	20	21	41	-36
95	Ilya Mikheyev	70	15.4	17	12	29	1
17	Nick Foligno	68	16.12	12	17	29	-19
43	Alex Vlasic	72	23.51	4	24	28	-19
73	Lukas Reichel	63	12.02	7	14	21	-11
77	Patrick Maroon	62	11.59	5	13	18	-12
91	Frank Nazar	43	15.56	7	10	17	-12
5	Connor Murphy	59	20.81	1	16	17	-1
16	Jason Dickinson	59	15.7	7	9	16	-11
23	Philipp Kurashev	45	14.01	6	6	12	-28
90	Joe Veleno	64	12.06	6	6	12	-18
25	Alec Martinez	43	18.75	5	7	12	-15
78	T.J. Brodie	54	15.63	2	8	10	-18
42	Nolan Allan	43	15.13	1	7	8	-13
28	Colton Dach	25	12.13	2	5	7	-3
44	Wyatt Kaiser	48	17.97	4	3	7	-3
46	Louis Crevier	30	17.49	3	1	4	-6
38	Ethan Del Mastro	21	18.28	2	2	4	-5
55	Artyom Levshunov	8	21.06	0	4	4	-11
84	Landon Slaggert	23	12.64	2	1	3	-5
22	Joey Anderson	18	12.39	0	1	1	-2
89	Andreas Athanasiou	8	10.03	1	0	1	-1
41	Isaak Phillips	3	11.9	1	0	1	0
14	Kevin Korchinski	9	16.78	0	0	0	-5
33	Drew Commesso	2	35.7	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
30	Spencer Knight	31	2.6	0.903
40	Arvid Soederblom	33	3.17	0.899

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups