Vegas Golden Knights vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/22/2023

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 22, 2023

Venue:  Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Golden Knights -110, Jets -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Golden Knights -110, Jets -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Golden Knights -105, Jets -115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Vegas Golden Knights:  51-22-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

Winnipeg Jets:  46-33-3 (4th place, Central Division)

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Vegas Golden Knights:  6-1-3 last 10

Winnipeg Jets:  6-4-0 last 10

The Golden Knights are entering this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 51-22-9 record overall, and they were 26-7-8 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Winnipeg Jets in their last game, winning that one at home 5-2. Mark Stone scored 2 goals while William Karlsson, Chandler Stephenson, and Jack Eichel each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Phil Kessel and Alex Pietrangelo each led the team in assists with 2 while Mark Stone led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Laurent Brossoit was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 33 shots with 31 saves and a .939 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Jets are entering this game finishing the regular season with 95 points, a 46-33-3 record overall, and they were 26-13-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-2. Adam Lowry and Kevin Stenlund each scored 1 goal in that game. Dylan DeMelo, Saku Mäenalanen, Neal Pionk, and Nate Schmidt each led the team in assists with 1 while Kyle Connor led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 39 shots with 34 saves and a .872 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 247 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 225 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Jets listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the Jets and the Golden Knights for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 1-1 going into Winnipeg after the Golden Knights won game 2 on home ice with a 5-2 win. The Knights looked great in game 2 but they were terrible in game 1 and even though they were the best team in the West during the regular season, they came into the playoffs really banged up with quite a few injuries including 3 of their goaltenders. The Knights were a good road team this season but the Jets were also really good in their home games and they are a very good defensive team that will tighten up their play on home ice after that bad game 2. The goaltending and defensive play is going to be key in this game and the Jets have an edge in those departments right now. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jets to win this game.

Golden Knights Jets Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 22, 2023 (4:00 pm ET start time) is Jets 3 Golden Knights 2.

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Vegas Golden Knights: 8-11 (-7.7 units) on the moneyline off an home win scoring 4 or more goals. 38-32 (-8.9 units) on the moneyline after playing 2 consecutive home games. 23-14 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs. 21-12 UNDER after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored.

Winnipeg Jets: 9-2 (+7 units) on the moneyline after 2 or more consecutive overs. 17-9 (+8.2 units) on the moneyline after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game. 51-26 UNDER in all games. 27-11 UNDER after playing a road game.

Vegas Golden Knights:  L. Thompson (G) Early May - Lower Body. W. Carrier (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. N. Patrick (C) out for season - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) out for season - Hip.

Winnipeg Jets:  N. Ehlers (LW) Ques Sat - Upper Body. S. Gagner (C) out for season - Hip. C. Perfetti (C) Early May - Upper Body.

“In the first period, we weren't on our game at all. I think some of our veteran players pulled us into the fight, and we had an honest conversation after the first period about that.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Jets in their game on Thursday, game 2 of this series. 

“They were the better team tonight. They deserved to win that game, there’s no question. Did we make it too easy on them? Yeah, we did. That’s the most disappointing thing is the execution and then the goals that we gave up the way we gave them up. That’s disappointing, but we’ll fix it. We’ll get ready for Saturday.” - Rick Bowness after his team’s loss against the Golden Knights in their game on Thursday, game 2 of this series. 

LW Barbashev, Ivan

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Brossoit, Laurent

LW Connor, Kyle

C Dubois, Pierre-Luc

RW Scheifele, Mark

LD Morrissey, Joshua

RD DeMelo, Dylan

G Hellebuyck, Connor

Points: J. Eichel (66)

Goals: J. Marchessault (28)

Assists: C. Stephenson (49)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.17)

Points: K. Connor (80)

Goals: M. Scheifele (42)

Assists: J. Morrissey (60)

GAA: C. Hellebuyck (2.49)

Coaches:

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (1st season)

Winnipeg Jets: Rick Bowness (1st season)