The Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. NBC will air the matchup, and the action gets underway at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 20.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Jets Odds
Vegas (+130) is playing the role of underdog to Winnipeg (-150), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -125 for the under and +105 for the over.
Vegas is 62-34 straight up (SU) and has netted 23.9 units for moneyline bettors this season. 47 of its outings have gone over the total, while 45 have gone under and just four have pushed. This 2017-18 Golden Knights team is 27-21 SU on the road.
Following a regular season where they converted 21.1 percent of all power-play opportunities (the 10th-strongest), the Golden Knights have connected on 18.4 percent of their power plays in the postseason. Their penalty kill has gone from 81.7 percent in the regular season to 81.1 percent in the playoffs.
Vegas’ offensive attack attempted 32.6 shots per game in the regular season, leading to 3.3 goals per contest (ranked fourth overall in the NHL). In the playoffs, the club is attempting an average of 31.5 shots on goal 2.9 goals per game.
Averaging 28.7 saves per game with a .932 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (40-20-5) has been the top option in goal for Vegas this season. If head coach Gerard Gallant decides to rest him, however, Vegas might turn to Malcolm Subban (15-7-2 record, .910 save percentage, 2.68 goals against average).
Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson will both spearhead the attack for the visiting Golden Knights. Marchessault has 93 points on 35 goals and 58 assists, and has recorded multiple points 28 times. Karlsson has 49 goals and 42 assists to his name (and has logged a point in 60 games).
On the other side of the ice, Winnipeg is 61-37 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 18.3 units this season. Through 98 regular season contests, 48 of its games have gone under the total, while 47 have gone over and just three have pushed. This season, the team is 37-12 SU as the home team.
Winnipeg has converted on 23.7 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that places it in the top-5 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked ninth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.9 percent of all opponent power plays.
Winnipeg players have been sent to the penalty box 3.8 times per game in total this season, 4.4 per game over their past five games total, and 3.4 per game over their last five at home. The team’s been forced to kill penalties just 8.1 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Connor Hellebuyck (28.1 saves per game) has been the top netminder in goal for Winnipeg. Hellebuyck has 53 wins, 30 losses, and 10 overtime losses to his name and has registered a 2.36 goals against average and a .923 save percentage this season.
The Jets offense will be led by Blake Wheeler (26 goals, 86 assists).
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Betting Trends
The under has hit in three of Vegas’ last five games.
Winnipeg is averaging 3.4 goals per game in its last five games (the team’s a perfect 0-0 SU during that span).
Over Vegas’ last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-2 in those games).
The Jets this season have registered the 11th-most hits per game (23.4).
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