Adam Williams presents his prediction for the NHL match.
Over the next few days, this is one of the most interesting and important games for both teams. The Vegas Golden Knights lead the Pacific Division, while the Colorado Avalanche are third in the Central Division but have accumulated more points.
Vegas Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights lead the division because they have a positive record both at home and away. They have not lost at T-Mobile Arena: only one of four games, the first, went to overtime and a shootout, which they dropped to the Los Angeles Kings (5:6). In that game, Pavel Dorofeyev scored a hat-trick, but it is Jack Eichel who leads the team and the entire league (19 points). However, the Russian forward has more goals (nine to Eichel’s eight).
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche, on the other hand, played their most eventful game in the last fixture. At home, they stopped the New Jersey Devils, who had won eight consecutive games at that point — 8:4. For the visitors, this victory was the first after a run of four defeats, though three of them were not in regulation time. Among them was also a loss to the New Jersey Devils (3:4 OT), but away. This shows how their offensive efficiency drops without the strong support of the Denver crowd.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction
We expect an open game with many goals. The offence of both teams surpasses their defence: Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev will be answered by Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Nečas. The natural choice is the over 5.5 goals, and the Vegas Golden Knights not to lose.
