NHL WEST-CONF ROUND ONE GAME OF YEAR (57-37!)
- Handicapper
- Will Rogers
- League
- NHL
- Competition
- Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild
- Release Date
- 04/25/2025 02:21 PM
- Event Date
- 04/26/2025 04:10 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Vegas Golden Knights -144
(BetOnline)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- My ROUND ONE WESTERN CONFERENCE GAME OF THE YEAR is on the Las Vegas Golden Knights at 4:00 EST. The Knights looked great in Game 1, but have stumbled over the last two games, falling 5-2 in both Game's 2 and 3. Las Vegas is loaded with talent and I don't see the visitors panicking here. Keep your eyes on the Knights' Jack Eichel, who leads the top line for Las Vegas and who had 94 points this season. Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev will also be difficult for the Wild to handle in my opinion. Adin Hill is expected back in net for the visitors and he should bounce back no problem after finishing 32-13-5 with a 2.47 GAA this season. Minnesota has already defied the odds by winning the last two games and while it does have talent (like Matt Boldy), I believe it's going to be Minnesota that takes a step back now with its performance in Game 4. Flip Gustavsson is 31-19-6 with a 2.56 GAA for the Wild, but I still think Hill is the correct call in this spot. There's a chance that Akira Scmid could be in net for the Knights, but that's fine with me as well. Las Vegas is the deeper, more experienced team and I expect it to finally answer back in this series after dropping the last two games. Lay the price, the Golden Knights roll!