Golden Knights at Canucks 3/9/19 - NHL Hockey O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks
NHL: 10:05 PM ET
Mar. 09, 2019
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Vegas -165 O/U 5.5
The Vancouver Canucks are hosting the Golden Knights having lost 7 of their last 9 games. The Vancouver Canucks were held to 2 goals or less in all 7 of those defeats.
The Vegas Golden Knights have won 5 straight games and have allowed 1 goal or less in 4 of those 5 victories. The Vegas Golden Knights have scored 3 or less goals in 6 of their last 8 games.
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Though it looks like the Vegas Golden Knights enjoyed a strong night of offense versus the Dallas Stars recently, looks can be deceiving. That game was a 1-1 tie very late in the game before the Vegas Golden Knights took the lead and then got two late goals for the final 4-1 margin. Since the game they've scored 3 or less goals in 3 of last 4.
The Vancouver Canucks have allowed 3 or less goals in 9 of their last 11 games. In their last 4 home games, the Vancouver Canucks have allowed an average of just 2.2 goals per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Vegas is 9-3 this season when playing with 2 days rest
Golden Knights O/U is 3-8 this season when playing with 2 days rest
Vegas is 23-10 this season when playing against a team with a losing record
Vancouver is 6-17 this season after a division game
Canucks O/U is 8-14 this season after a division game
Vancouver O/U is 4-12 this season in Saturday games
Free Betting Pick: UNDER 5.5 in Vegas
The Vancouver Canucks penalty kill has held opponents to a 3 for 43 run on the power play in their home games since December. The Vegas Golden Knights are on a poor 4 for 29 run on the power play in their last 12 games. You can see why special teams play is unlikely to help in the goal-scoring department in this match-up.
With consideration to all of the above factors, goals are likely to be few and far between in this one and the best (value) is to take the UNDER based on a projected final score of Vegas Golden Knights 3, Vancouver Canucks 2