Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/10/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  VGK +120, Avalanche -142; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  VGK +120, Avalanche -142; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  VGK +120, Avalanche -142; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  23-12-5 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  26-12-3 (2nd place, Central Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  3-7-0 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  7-2-1 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 51 points, a 23-12-5 record overall, and they are 9-8-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the New York Islanders in their last game, winning that one at home 5-2. Jack Eichel and Nicolas Roy each led the team in goals scored with 2 while Pavel Dorofeyev scored 1 goal for them in that game. Keegan Kolesar led the team in assists with 2 while Nicolas Hague led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Logan Thompson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 30 shots with 28 saves and a .933 save percentage. Their offense has scored 133 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 112 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Avalanche are entering this game with 55 points, a 26-12-3 record overall, and they are 17-5-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Boston Bruins in their last game, winning that one at home 4-3 in a shootout. Sam Malinski, Logan O'Connor, and Mikko Rantanen each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Ryan Johansen, Nathan MacKinnon, and Cale Makar each led the team in assists with 1 while Valeri Nichushkin led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 23 saves and a .885 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 152 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 130 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Avalanche listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Avalanche have looked really good in their games this season with their 26-12-3 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West. They have looked great in their home games all season with their 17-5-0 home record and they have been getting hot again in their games lately. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights have also looked good in their games this season with their 23-12-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the West. They haven't looked good in their road games though as they have a 9-8-3 road record this season and have looked like a completely different team in those games. They haven't looked good in their games lately either as they have gone through a big slump over the last month. These two teams have both been great all season but a lot of that success for the Golden Knights came early on and they haven't been that good lately while the Avalanche didn't have a great start to the season but they are getting hot now as they make a push to win the number 1 seed Western Conference. The Avalanche are playing better hockey right now and they have the home advantage. The best way to place a bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game. 

Golden Knights Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 5 Golden Knights 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 35-33 (-14.4 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 33-30 (-8.2 units) on the moneyline after playing 2 consecutive home games. 7-1 OVER after playing 2 consecutive home games. 8-2 OVER after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. 

Colorado Avalanche: 152-79 (+14.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 23-9 (+6.6 units) on the moneyline after winning their previous game in overtime. 5-1 OVER revenging a loss where the team got shut out. 10-5 OVER off a home win. 8-2 OVER after playing 2 consecutive home games. 

Vegas Golden Knights:  W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. Z. Whitecloud (D) Ques Wed - Upper Body. B. Hutton (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. W. Karlsson (C) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. A. Hill (G) Mid Jan - Lower Body. K. Korczak (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. S. Theodore (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

Colorado Avalanche:  J. Manson (D) Ques Wed - Undisclosed. M. Wood (LW) Ques Wed - Illness. B. Byram (D) Late Jan - Lower Body. A. Lehkonen (LW) Late Jan - Neck. P. Francouz (G) out for season - Groin. C. Wagner (RW) out for season - Achilles. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee.

“Credit to the group, we’ve always been a good rush team, but we always want to continue to work on an offensive zone play and scoring goals out of a cycle. So it’s good to see a few goals. There were some good things to like about our offensive zone game. I thought it was just a good response for the group.” - Jack Eichel after their win against the Islanders in their game on Saturday.

“From start to finish that’s probably one of our most complete games of the year. Just the way we played, competed, took care of the puck — it was a really good hockey game.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s win against the Bruins in their game on Monday.

LW Barbashev, Ivan

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Thompson, Logan

LW Drouin, Jonathan

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Toews, Devon

RD Makar, Cale

G Georgiev, Alexandar

Points: J. Eichel (42)

Goals: J. Eichel (18)

Assists: M. Stone (27)

GAA: A. Hill (1.93)

Points: N. MacKinnon (66)

Goals: N. MacKinnon (22)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (44)

GAA: A. Georgiev (2.97)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (2nd season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (8th season)