The Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights play Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs third-round series Wednesday. Puck drop is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena. Below, we analyze the Canadiens vs. Golden Knights odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Canadiens saw their seven-game win streak snapped in Game 1, losing 4-1. Perhaps playing in front of a raucous arena filled with fans was a bit of a shock for Montreal who had played only in front of hundreds of fans until Monday.
The Golden Knights have won five consecutive playoff games dating back to Game 3 of the Colorado Avalanche series, scoring three or more goals in each of those victories.
Canadiens at Golden Knights: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:34 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Canadiens +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Golden Knights -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Canadiens +1.5 (-125) | Lightning -1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under: 5 (O: -135 | U: +115)
Canadiens at Golden Knights: Projected starting goalies
Carey Price (12-7-5, 2.64 GAA, .901 SV%, 1 SO) at Marc-Andre Fleury (26-10-0, 1.98 GAA, .928 SV%, 6 SO). Stats from regular season.
Price wasn’t terrible in Game 1, but he allowed four goals on 30 shots to take his first loss since Game 4 of the first round vs. Toronto. He had allowed three or fewer goals in nine straight games until the series opener.
Fleury has rattled off five straight playoff victories, allowing one goal on 29 shots in the win. He has allowed three or fewer goals in each of his 13 postseason appearances so far.
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Canadiens at Golden Knights: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Golden Knights 4, Canadiens 1
Money line (ML)
The Golden Knights (-275) will cost you nearly three times your potential return, and that’s just a little bit too much.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS -1.5 (+105) won the first game 4-1, and I like them to win this one by an identical score. The Canadiens looked shell-shocked in Game 1, whether it was the intensity of VGK, the loud crowd, or a little combination of both. Fleury was on point too, and he’ll be so again in Game 2.
Over/Under (O/U)
The total of 5 should be right on the number again. The alternate line of UNDER 5.5 (-155) is a much more attractive play in Game 2. We had the same situation in the series opener, which ended right on the total of five goals.
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