With a little over five minutes to go on Friday night, the Colorado Avalanche looked like they were on their way to a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Veg
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) makes a save as center Alex Newhook (18) defends against Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81) during the first period of game two in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Since October 2017, I’ve written 281 blog posts on the VGK and their games played. In my last two, unfortunately, I’ve had to call out the on-ice officials. In Game 1 on Sunday, their calls, or the lack thereof, and mismanagement didn’t have a direct effect on the final score,
Injuries
Golden Knights: Ryan Reaves F (Out), Mattis Janmark F (Questionable), Tomas Nosek F (Questionable), Brayden McNabb D (Out).
Avalanche: Nazem Kadri F (Out), Logan O Connor F (Out).
Betting trend to know
The favorite is 4-1 in the last five games between the Avalanche and Golden Knights. Find more NHL betting trends for Golden Knights vs. Avalanche.
Moneyline pick
The most anticipated second round series began curiously, with the Knights turning to Robin Lehner after Marc-Andre Fleury started and flourished in Vegas first round series against the Wild. Lehner got absolutely shellacked in the surprise start, allowing seven goals on 37 shots with an expected goals against of 2.63 really highlighting how poor of a decision the Knights made.