Golden Knights vs Avalanche Picks and Prediction – 1/11/2024
The Vegas Golden Knights go on the road Wednesday night with a game in Denver, Colorado against the Colorado Avalanche. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.
Las Vegas has been good this season with 23 wins through 35 games played on a one game winning streak following their win against the New York Islanders. Offensively the Golden Knights have been good scoring 3.23 goals on 32.2 shots per game. Defensively the Golden Knights have been strong allowing 2.78 goals on 30.1 shots per game.
Jack Eichel leads the way for the Las Vegas offense with 42 points and 24 assists this season. Jack Eichel also leads the team with 18 goals on 165 shots. Logan Thompson has been the top goalie for Las Vegas this season with 12 wins and 20 outings carrying a .903 save percentage.
The Colorado Avalanche stay at home Wednesday night with 26 wins on the year and have a one game winning streak.
Colorado has been exceptional offensively averaging 3.68 goals on 31.9 shots. Defensively the Avalanche have been very strong allowing only 3.15 goals on 28.8 shots and gave up 3 goals in their recent win against the Boston Bruins.
Alexander Georgiev was in the net for the Avalanche against Boston posting the .898 save percentage after giving up 3 goals on 27 shots in 65 minutes of play and overtime. Georgiev made many big stops in the third period and in overtime which was a main reason why they won the game.
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Get expert picks from the hottest cappersThese two teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season. The Vegas Golden Knights won the previous meeting 7-0. Nicholas Roy scored two goals in the win. Las Vegas is 9-8-3 on the road and 23-12-5 overall. The Golden Knights have conceded 111 goals while scoring 129 for a +18 scoring differential. The Colorado Avalanche are 26-12-3 overall and 17-5-0 at home. The Avalanche rank second in NHL play with 150 total goals (averaging 3.7 per game). In the last ten games Colorado is 7-2 and are in better form than Las Vegas who is 2-5 in their last 7 games. The Colorado Avalanche will win this game in a close low scoring contest. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Avalanche win 3-2.