The Vegas Golden Knights meet the Winnipeg Jets Saturday for Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series as it shifts to Manitoba. Puck drop from Canada Life Centre is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Golden Knights vs. Jets odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The series is tied 1-1.
The Jets opened with a surprising 5-1 victory in Game 1 Tuesday, but the Golden Knights bounced back in a big way with a 5-2 win in Game 2 Thursday to square the series.
Winnipeg C Adam Lowry scored his 3rd goal of the series to break the ice midway through the 1st period, and Winnipeg held a 1-0 lead heading to the 2nd. Vegas outscored Winnipeg 2-1 in the 2nd and posted 3 unanswered goals in the 3rd for the series-tying win.
The intensity was ratcheted up in Game 2, as well, with 18 penalty minutes in the 1st period, including 5 roughing penalties. Look for more of the same as we continue getting deeper into the series.
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Golden Knights at Jets odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Golden Knights -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Jets -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Golden Knights +1.5 (-275) | Jets -1.5 (+220)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Golden Knights at Jets projected goalies
Laurent Brossoit (7-0-3, 2.17 GAA, .927 SV% – regular season) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (37-25-2, 2.49 GAA, .920 SV%, 4 SO – regular season)
Brossoit was making just his 2nd NHL postseason start in Game 2, and he earned his first-ever playoff win. He kicked aside 31 of the 33 shots he faced, and 1 of the goals allowed came on the power play.
Hellebuyck had a light workload in Game 1, allowing just a single goal on 17 shots. That changed dramatically in Game 2, as he was peppered with 39 shots and coughed up 5 goals. He returns home where he was 22-11-1 with a 2.22 GAA, .926 SV% and 4 SO over 34 starts in the regular season.
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Golden Knights at Jets picks and predictions
Prediction
Jets 4, Golden Knights 3
Moneyline
The JETS (-115) are a solid play on home ice in Game 3.
The Golden Knights have won just once in the past 5 trips to Winnipeg, with the home team winning 5 of the past 7 in this series and the favorite also going 5-2 during the same span. Winnipeg has won 5 of the past 6 games overall at home, too.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Golden Knights +1.5 (-275) will cost you nearly 3 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward.
Vegas has cashed in 4 straight on the puck line as an underdog. However, there is just not enough value here to make this wager.
PASS.
Over/Under
OVER 5.5 (-110) is the best play for the 2nd straight game in this series.
The Over cashed in each of the 2 games in Vegas, and is Over is 3-1-1 in the previous 5 meetings. While the Under has dominated for the Jets lately, the Over is 3-0-1 in their past 4 games against teams with a winning percentage greater than .600.
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