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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Golden Knights vs. Avalanche NHL game on April 11, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
OT1 01:19 Goal scored by Jack Eichel
P3 19:04 Shot missed by Brent Burns
P3 18:40 Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 17:42 Shot missed by Joel Kiviranta
P3 16:45 Shot missed by Noah Hanifin
P3 16:26 Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 15:28 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Carter Hart
P3 15:19 Power play - Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
P3 12:43 Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 11:28 Colton Sissons shot blocked by Devon Toews
P3 09:50 Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by teammate
P3 09:34 Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
P3 08:50 Nic Dowd shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
P3 08:44 Cole Smith shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
P3 08:17 Brandon Saad shot blocked by teammate
P3 06:07 Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
P3 05:30 Shot missed by Cole Smith
P3 05:30 Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 05:10 Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 02:55 Brent Burns shot blocked by Cole Smith
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
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End of 1st OT.
GOAL
Goal scored by Jack Eichel
3-2
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Brent Burns
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Mitch Marner won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Kiviranta
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Noah Hanifin
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
SHOT
Colton Sissons shot blocked by Devon Toews
SHOT
Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
SHOT
Nic Dowd shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
SHOT
Cole Smith shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
SHOT
Brandon Saad shot blocked by teammate
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Smith
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Mitch Marner in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Cole Smith
Takeaway by Shea Theodore in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Malinski
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Blankenburg saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
Gabriel Landeskog credited with hit on Mitch Marner in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Carter Hart
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Mitch Marner
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Carter Hart
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Nicolas Roy
SHOT
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Nick Blankenburg
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
SHOT
Golden Knights shot blocked by Brock Nelson
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Brett Howden in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Power play - Brett Howden won faceoff against Parker Kelly in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Penalty to Gabriel Landeskog 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
SHOT
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Jack Drury won faceoff against Mitch Marner in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
SHOT
Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Blankenburg saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot missed by Brett Howden
Giveaway by Brett Kulak in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Saad
SHOT
Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Brock Nelson
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mark Stone saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
SHOT
Shot missed by Mitch Marner
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Pavel Dorofeyev
2-1
SHOT
Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Brent Burns
Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Shorthanded - Jack Eichel won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Carter Hart
Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Sam Malinski in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Carter Hart
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
Noah Hanifin credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Mark Stone
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
Brett Howden won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Carter Hart
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
Mark Stone credited with hit on Parker Kelly in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
SHOT
Shot missed by Brett Howden
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Martin Necas
Shorthanded - Colton Sissons won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Penalty to Nic Dowd 2 minutes for Boarding (Drawn by Nick Blankenburg)
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Rasmus Andersson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
Power play - Giveaway by Jack Eichel in offensive zone
Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Penalty to Ross Colton 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Barbashev
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Mitch Marner
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Joel Kiviranta credited with hit on Rasmus Andersson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
Giveaway by Mitch Marner in neutral zone
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 29 | Shots on Goal | 32 | |||
| 54% | Faceoff Win % | 46% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 13 | |||
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 20 | |||
| 12 | Giveaways | 17 |
| |
|---|
| 29 | Shots on Goal | 32 | |||
| 54% | Faceoff Win % | 46% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 13 | |||
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 20 | |||
| 12 | Giveaways | 17 |
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Golden Knights vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Golden Knights vs. Avalanche
- Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Ball Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Golden Knights +130, Avalanche -130
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Golden Knights: 43%
- Avalanche: 57%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Golden Knights a win probability of 43%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 57%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Avalanche are more likely to beat the Golden Knights in the NHL game at Ball Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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