The Vegas Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens play Game 3 of their best-of-7 Stanley Cup Semifinals Friday. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Bell Centre. Below, we analyze the Golden Knights vs. Canadiens odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Golden Knights were edged 3-2 on home ice in Game 2 as their five-game win streak came to an end. They’ve won just one of their past four road games, but the most recent was a 3-2 overtime victory at the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the second round.
The Canadiens seized home-ice advantage from the Golden Knights with their thrilling Game 2 victory. The Habs have won three straight on home ice, outscoring the opposition 11-5 with two victories coming in overtime.
Golden Knights at Canadiens: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:56 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Golden Knights -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Canadiens +135 (bet $100 to win $135) |
- Against the spread/ATS: Golden Knights -1.5 (+165) | Canadiens +1.5 (-200)
- Over/Under: 5 (O: -135 | U: +110)
Golden Knights at Canadiens: Projected starting goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury (26-10-0, 1.98 GAA, .928 SV%, 6 SO) at Carey Price (12-7-5, 2.64 GAA, .901 SV%, 1 SO). Stats from regular season.
Fleury fell into a 2-0 hole after the first 16:30 of the first period in Game 2, and he coughed up another goal late in the second. It was just too big of a deficit to recover from, although the Golden Knights scored two goals to make it interesting.
Price did his thing on the road at Las Vegas in Game 2, stopping 29 of 31 shots. He couldn’t solve Golden Knights D Alex Pietrangelo, who got him twice in the final two periods, but in the end, Price hung on.
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Golden Knights at Canadiens: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Golden Knights 3, Canadiens 1
Money line (ML)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-165) are worth playing as they look to wrestle back home-ice advantage from the Canadiens. It will be interesting to see how VGK responds, however, to a limit capacity crowd in Montreal after playing in front of raucous crowds in each of the first two games.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The GOLDEN KNIGHTS -1.5 (+165) won and covered the puck line in Game 1 at home. A late empty-net goal gets it done in this road win.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5 (+110) is the play at plus-money, although the total in each of the first two games has landed right on the number.
Playing the alternate line of UNDER 5.5 (-160) worked in both games in Vegas. It isn’t a bad idea here if you want a little bit of wiggle room.
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