The Montreal Canadiens host the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday in the unexpected Game 6 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinal matchup. Montreal returns to home ice with a 3-2 series lead after winning Game 5 in Las Vegas by a 4-1 score Tuesday. Let’s look at the Golden Knights-Canadiens Game 6 matchup.
Montreal outplayed Vegas from start to finish in Game 5. C Jesperi Kotkaniemi opened the scoring at 8:45 of the first period and the Canadiens built a 3-0 lead before Golden Knights LW Max Pacioretty put the hosts on the board early in the third period. Canadiens G Carey Price finished with 26 saves on 27 shots.
SportsGrid breaks down the Game 6 matchup:
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Golden Knights at Canadiens: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Golden Knights -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Canadiens +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread/ATS: Golden Knights -1.5 (+185) | Canadiens +1.5 (-225)
- Over/Under: 5 (O: -135 | U: +110)
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