Winnipeg Jets vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/27/2023

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Thursday, April 27, 2023

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Jets +140, Golden Knights -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Jets +145, Golden Knights -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Jets +135, Golden Knights -160; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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Winnipeg Jets:  5-4-1 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  7-1-2 last 10

The Jets are entering this game finishing the regular season with 95 points, a 46-33-3 record overall, and they were 20-20-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game losing streak with all 3 losses coming against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last 3 games, losing that last one at home 4-2. Blake Wheeler and Pierre-Luc Dubois each scored 1 goal in that game. Neal Pionk led the team in assists with 2 while Blake Wheeler, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Nino Niederreiter, and Kyle Connor each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 29 shots with 26 saves and a .896 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 Golden Knights are entering this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 51-22-9 record overall, and they were 25-15-1 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with all 3 wins coming against the Winnipeg Jets in their last 3 games, winning that last one on the road 4-2. Brett Howden scored 2 goals while William Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev each scored 1 goal in that game. Chandler Stephenson and Shea Theodore each led the team in assists with 2 while Jack Eichel led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Laurent Brossoit was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 26 shots with 24 saves and a .923 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 current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 of a 7-game series between the Jets and the Golden Knights for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Golden Knights are entering this game with a 3-1 series lead after winning 3 games in a row now and they have a chance to end this series on home ice. The Jets have shown flashes in this series like with their win in game 1 and forcing game 3 to go to OT after pulling off such a strong comeback in that game, but time and time again they have also shown that they don't have enough in the tank to beat this Vegas team. They had a chance to make this an interesting series on home ice but they lost both games there and it is only going to be harder for them to win on the road now, especially knowing they have to win 2 road games to advance and win the next 3 games in a row in this series. The Jets are done in this series and the Golden Knights will show why they were the number 1 seed in the West when they close out this series on home ice in 5 games. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game and end the series 4-1.

Jets Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, April 27, 2023 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Golden Knights 5 Jets 1.

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Winnipeg Jets: 18-21 (-5.4 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 24-25 (-8.2 units) on the moneyline second half of the season. 51-28 UNDER in all games. 8-2 UNDER revenging a home loss versus an opponent of 2 goals or more.

Vegas Golden Knights: 54-32 (+12.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 29-13 (+15.3 units) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 12-4 UNDER after 4 or more consecutive overs. 15-9 UNDER when leading in a playoff series.

Winnipeg Jets:  M. Scheifele (C) Ques Thurs - Upper Body. D. Rittich (G) Ques Thurs - Lower Body. J. Morrissey (D) Early May - Lower Body. N. Ehlers (LW) Ques Thurs - Upper Body. S. Gagner (C) out for season - Hip. C. Perfetti (C) Early May - Upper Body.

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

“We have two options. We can either feel bad for ourselves, or we can have a positive mindset. We won one in Vegas before. We feel like we have the recipe to do it again.” - Pierre-Luc Dubois after their loss against the Golden Knights in their game on Monday, game 4 of this series.

“At the end of the day, no panic, just take care of business. Play the right way and end up getting the win, that’s what we came here for.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Jets in their game on Monday, game 4 of this series.

LW Connor, Kyle

C Dubois, Pierre-Luc

RW Niederreiter, Nino

LD Dillon, Brenden

RD Pionk, Neal

G Hellebuyck, Connor

LW Amadio, Michael

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Brossoit, Laurent

Points: K. Connor (80)

Goals: M. Scheifele (42)

Assists: J. Morrissey (60)

GAA: C. Hellebuyck (2.49)

Points: J. Eichel (66)

Goals: J. Marchessault (28)

Assists: C. Stephenson (49)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.17)

Coaches:

Winnipeg Jets: Rick Bowness (1st season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (1st season)