Capitals at Golden Knights 5/30/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 8:44 AM ET

Capitals at Golden Knights 5/30/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Washington Capitals visit the Vegas Golden Knight for Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals best of seven series.

During the postseason, Jonathan Marchessault is leading Vegas in goals scored with eight and in points with 19, while Reilly Smith leads in assists with 15. In goal, Marc-Andre Fleury is 13-3 with a goals against of 1.81 and a save percentage of .942 after 16 postseason games. During the regular season, Vegas was 5th in goals scored per game at 3.3, 8th in goals against per game at 2.7, 11th in power play percentage at 21.4, and 10th in penalty kill percentage at 81.4.

Las Vegas has come up big time and time again in its inaugural season. The Golden Knights have won 16 of their last 21 games against a team with a winning record, and 4 of their last 5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Marc-Andre Fleury has won 13 of 16 playoff games and is allowing 1.81 goals per game. Final Score Prediction, Vegas Golden Knights win high scoring close game 5-4.