Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Picks & Odds | 08 Apr 2025

Why Avs Can Claim the Win

There are lots of reasons to support the prediction that the Avalanche will beat the Golden Knights. Therefore, we’re heading to the Moneyline where you can get -135.

Avs Won Last H2H in Shootouts

Vegas Golden Knights have won five road games on the spin, triumphing 3-2 in their previous appearance. This was against Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Ivan Barbashev, Victor Olofsson and Nicolas Roy each scored one goal.

Colorado Avalanche have been defeated in back-to-back home appearances. Their last game was on the road and a 5-4 loss occurred against St Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Nathan MacKinnon was among the goalscorers where four different players found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Avs had the edge in the most recent encounter between these teams. At Ball Arena, they recorded a 2-1 win over the Knights. We’ve seen six the Avs wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Starting Goalies

Akira Schmid (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-0-0	2.6	.899	0
23/24	5-9-0	3.15	.895	0

Scott Wedgewood (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	5-0-2	1.9	.927	0
23/24	16-7-5	2.85	.899	0

8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 30.4 shots on goal, with a 33.3% powerplay efficiency. The Knights have given up 2.2 goals from 24.2 shots, averaging 2.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 75.0%.

Jack Eichel is the top points scorer with 13 points, 6 goals and 7 assists, with Mark Stone racking up 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Adin Hill have a 2.23 goal against average with a .905 save percentage.

The Avs have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.5 goals from 32.4 shots on goal, with a 29.0% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.3 goals from 24.5 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.3%.

The top points scorer is Cale Makar with 13 points, 5 goals and 8 assists, while Nathan MacKinnon is next in line after registering 12 points, 5 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 2.44 GAA with a .904 SV%, including one shutout.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

There is merit in backing Colorado Avalanche to have the edge over the visitors in this NHL game. Especially as odds of -135 are available when it comes to this pick.

Getting the lowdown on injuries and studying the form guide are important duties ahead of making NHL picks. We also place great emphasis on the player and goalie stats and a data-led approach can be effective.

Key Golden Knights vs Avalanche stats:

• Avalanche have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
• Avalanche have won 18 of their last 25 games at home this season.
• Avalanche have won 6 of their last 10 games against Golden Knights.

Avs Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 57.5% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 60-65%. This is why we can recommend this hockey wager.

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Best Bet

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Mark Stone Over 1.5 Shots -123

Mark Stone (Golden Knights) has recorded Over 1.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. There is odds of -123 available when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager and we think he’ll cover the line.

Latest Mark Stone Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+230

First

+1200

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-105

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Correct Score Prediction

Golden Knights 2 - 3 Avalanche

We’re predicting the Avalanche to land a 3-2 victory and this is available at +850. The correct score betting option provides plenty of fun and entertainment.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Golden Knights

Avalanche

1-0

Knights

+5000

Avalanche

+5000

2-0

Knights

+4500

Avalanche

+4000

2-1

Knights

+1500

Avalanche

+1400

3-0

Knights

+3500

Avalanche

+2800

3-1

Knights

+1900

Avalanche

+1600

3-2

Knights

+900

Avalanche

+850

4-0

Knights

+4500

Avalanche

+3400

4-1

Knights

+1800

Avalanche

+1300

4-2

Knights

+1700

Avalanche

+1400

4-3

Knights

+1100

Avalanche

+1050

5-0

Knights

+9000

Avalanche

+6000

5-1

Knights

+3000

Avalanche

+2200

5-2

Knights

+2000

Avalanche

+1500

5-3

Knights

+2500

Avalanche

+2200

5-4

Knights

+2200

Avalanche

+2000

6-0

Knights

+13000

Avalanche

+9000

6-1

Knights

+7500

Avalanche

+5000

6-2

Knights

+4000

Avalanche

+2800

6-3

Knights

+3500

Avalanche

+2800

6-4

Knights

+5500

Avalanche

+4500

6-5

Knights

+5500

Avalanche

+5000

7-0

Knights

+5500

Avalanche

+13000

7-1

Knights

+13000

Avalanche

+8000

7-2

Knights

+11000

Avalanche

+7000

7-3

Knights

+7000

Avalanche

+5500

7-4

Knights

+7500

Avalanche

+6000

7-5

Knights

+12000

Avalanche

+10000

7-6

Knights

+12500

Avalanche

+12000

8-1

Knights

+12500

Avalanche

+14000

8-2

Knights

+12500

Avalanche

+12000

8-3

Knights

+12500

Avalanche

+12500

8-4

Knights

+14000

Avalanche

+11000

8-5

Knights

+14000

Avalanche

+14000

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Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche 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.

Avs Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

With a 62% chance of securing victory, Colorado Avalanche are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -164. At +136, Vegas Golden Knights are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at -143.

There’s a chance to back the Avs at -110 to reach the 3-goal total before their opponents. Should you want to go against the favorites, the Knights are available at +190.

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Moneyline

Knights

+136

Avalanche

-164

3-Way Moneyline

Knights

+188

Tie

+325

Avalanche

+114

Puck Line

Knights +1.5

-179

Avalanche -1.5

+146

Total Goals

Under 5.5

+116

Over 5.5

-143

Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Nathan MacKinnon is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +750. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +128.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

First

+128

Anytime

+750

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

First

+150

Anytime

+850

Jack Eichel (Knights)

First

+165

Anytime

+950

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

First

+210

Anytime

+1150

Brock Nelson (Avalanche)

First

+210

Anytime

+1150

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

First

+215

Anytime

+1150

Martin Necas (Avalanche)

First

+225

Anytime

+1200

Mark Stone (Knights)

First

+230

Anytime

+1200

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

First

+285

Anytime

+1500

Charlie Coyle (Avalanche)

First

+310

Anytime

+1500

Jonathan Drouin (Avalanche)

First

+310

Anytime

+1500

Ross Colton (Avalanche)

First

+330

Anytime

+1600

Ivan Barbashev (Knights)

First

+340

Anytime

+1700

William Karlsson (Knights)

First

+340

Anytime

+1700

Victor Olofsson (Knights)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Brandon Saad (Knights)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Reilly Smith (Knights)

First

+370

Anytime

+1800

Jimmy Vesey (Avalanche)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Joel Kiviranta (Avalanche)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Keegan Kolesar (Knights)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Brett Howden (Knights)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Tanner Pearson (Knights)

First

+430

Anytime

+2000

Logan O'Connor (Avalanche)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Miles Wood (Avalanche)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Nicolas Roy (Knights)

First

+475

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

Over 3.5

+145

Under 3.5

-192

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Over 3.5

-130

Under 3.5

-100

Valeri Nichushkin (Avalanche)

Over 2.5

-114

Under 2.5

-114

Jack Eichel (Knights)

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-123

Pavel Dorofeyev (Knights)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

Over 1.5

-149

Under 1.5

+115

Mark Stone (Knights)

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-105

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Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Vegas Golden Knights Stats

Colorado Avalanche Stats

Moneyline

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

Moneyline

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

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.40 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 6: Covered in 2 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 3.60 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.00 pts and allowed 2.40 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.10 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 6: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
• Over 6 at Home: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.70 goals and allowed 2.40 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 4.20 goals and allowed 2.00 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.7
• Shots: 30.4
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.4
• Empty Net Goals: 0.5
• Penalty Minutes: 5.9
• Blocks: 12.4
• Faceoff Wins : 28
• Hits: 16.6
• Giveaways: 15.9
• Takeaways: 3.6

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 28.4
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 2.6
• Empty Net Goals: 0.4
• Penalty Minutes: 6
• Blocks: 13.7
• Faceoff Wins : 26.8
• Hits: 16.6
• Giveaways: 15.3
• Takeaways: 4.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.9
• Shots: 32.4
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3.2
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 6.7
• Blocks: 17.3
• Faceoff Wins : 31.3
• Hits: 20.2
• Giveaways: 14.4
• Takeaways: 5.9

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 1.2
• Shots: 29
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 2.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.7
• Penalty Minutes: 5.4
• Blocks: 16.4
• Faceoff Wins : 30
• Hits: 19.5
• Giveaways: 14.3
• Takeaways: 5.2

Team News

Vegas Golden Knights Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
9	Jack Eichel	76	20.52	27	66	93	30
61	Mark Stone	63	19.33	19	48	67	22
48	Tomas Hertl	70	17.11	31	28	59	-3

27	Shea Theodore	62	21.81	7	47	54	11
16	Pavel Dorofeyev	77	16.42	33	17	50	0
49	Ivan Barbashev	66	16.75	21	27	48	23
15	Noah Hanifin	77	21.5	9	29	38	10
21	Brett Howden	75	14.8	22	15	37	13
19	Reilly Smith	74	15.44	13	23	36	6
7	Alex Pietrangelo	70	22.4	4	29	33	12
55	Keegan Kolesar	77	13.26	12	16	28	2
10	Nicolas Roy	66	15.03	13	15	28	-5
	Brandon Saad	68	14.78	12	15	27	-8
95	Victor Olofsson	53	14.44	14	13	27	14
70	Tanner Pearson	73	11.82	12	14	26	4
71	William Karlsson	48	17	7	18	25	13
3	Brayden McNabb	77	20.08	4	13	17	36
2	Zach Whitecloud	70	17.37	4	8	12	9
14	Nicolas Hague	66	16.96	5	6	11	-3
26	Alexander Holtz	49	11.52	3	8	11	-3
6	Kaedan Korczak	35	15.01	0	10	10	10
22	Cole Schwindt	40	9.21	0	7	7	2
28	Tanner Laczynski	8	8.6	1	0	1	-1
68	Callahan Burke	7	10.84	1	0	1	2
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
33	Adin Hill	49	2.5	0.906
40	Akira Schmid	3	1.06	0.946

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Colorado Avalanche Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
29	Nathan MacKinnon	78	22.74	32	83	115	26
8	Cale Makar	78	25.64	30	61	91	31
88	Martin Necas	76	18.99	27	54	81	8

11	Brock Nelson	76	18.91	24	30	54	8
62	Artturi Lehkonen	66	20.46	27	17	44	35
7	Devon Toews	74	24.56	9	34	43	31
27	Jonathan Drouin	43	18.18	11	26	37	4
13	Valeri Nichushkin	40	19.63	19	12	31	11
20	Ross Colton	61	14.42	16	13	29	-1
10	Charlie Coyle	79	16.91	16	12	28	-8
49	Samuel Girard	70	20.82	3	20	23	8
94	Joel Kiviranta	75	12.45	16	7	23	17
55	Ryan Lindgren	71	19.74	4	18	22	0
25	Logan O'Connor	76	14.04	10	10	20	-2
17	Parker Kelly	76	12.68	8	11	19	-1
18	Jack Drury	68	12.74	7	9	16	3
42	Josh Manson	48	18.04	1	14	15	-6
70	Sam Malinski	72	15.71	4	9	13	11
82	Ivan Ivan	40	10.04	5	3	8	-9
28	Miles Wood	34	11.18	4	3	7	-2
26	Jimmy Vesey	39	10.63	4	2	6	-5
6	Erik Johnson	32	14.06	1	3	4	0
67	Keaton Middleton	37	11.32	0	2	2	1
3	John Ludvig	8	12.95	0	2	2	-4
71	Calum Ritchie	7	12.79	1	0	1	-7
9	T.J. Tynan	8	7.94	0	1	1	-1
14	Chris Wagner	24	6.91	1	0	1	-7
	Givani Smith	13	6.32	0	0	0	-3
85	Nikita Prishchepov	10	6.37	0	0	0	0
22	Jere Innala	15	6.92	0	0	0	-3
36	Matt Stienburg	8	6.09	0	0	0	0
43	Tye Felhaber	5	5.52	0	0	0	-1
24	Oskar Olausson	2	6.8	0	0	0	0
	Jason Polin	2	5.2	0	0	0	0
	Chase Bradley	2	5.6	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	54	2.47	0.914
50	Trent Miner	2	2.62	0.879
41	Scott Wedgewood	22	2.35	0.909
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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups