Golden Knights vs. Ducks Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Golden Knights vs. Ducks NHL game on May 8, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Golden Knights
3 2 1 6
Ducks
0 0 2 2
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Win %
  • Golden Knights
    100%
  • Ducks
    0%
Win Probability
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Golden Knights
3 2 1 6
Ducks
0 0 2 2
P3 19:37 Shot missed by Jeffrey Viel
P3 17:59 John Carlson shot blocked by teammate
P3 17:04 Shot on goal by Troy Terry saved by Carter Hart
P3 16:58 Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Cole Smith
P3 16:38 Shot missed by Mikael Granlund
P3 15:59 Shot on goal by Beckett Sennecke saved by Carter Hart
P3 15:23 Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Ville Husso
P3 15:09 Goal scored by Chris Kreider assisted by Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson
P3 13:26 Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
P3 11:16 Troy Terry shot blocked by Colton Sissons
P3 10:20 Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
P3 08:54 Chris Kreider shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
P3 07:48 Shot missed by Ben Hutton
P3 06:14 Shot on goal by Pavel Mintyukov saved by Carter Hart
P3 05:15 Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Ville Husso
P3 04:51 Shot on goal by Dylan Coghlan saved by Ville Husso
P3 03:07 Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Ville Husso
P3 01:31 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Golden Knights
P3 00:16 Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Ville Husso
P2 19:33 Power play - Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Ville Husso
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jeffrey Viel
  3. P3 19:01
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in neutral zone
  4. P3 18:04
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  5. P3 17:59
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by teammate
  6. P3 17:54
    Stoppage - Icing
  7. P3 17:41
    Giveaway by Brett Howden in defensive zone
  8. P3 17:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Troy Terry saved by Carter Hart
  9. P3 16:58
    SHOT
    Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Cole Smith
  10. P3 16:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mikael Granlund
  11. P3 16:23
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  12. P3 15:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beckett Sennecke saved by Carter Hart
  13. P3 15:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Ville Husso
  14. P3 15:09
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Chris Kreider assisted by Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson
    5-2
  15. P3 13:26
    SHOT
    Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  16. P3 12:25
    Giveaway by Ben Hutton in defensive zone
  17. P3 11:49
    Leo Carlsson credited with hit on Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  18. P3 11:31
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in offensive zone
  19. P3 11:16
    SHOT
    Troy Terry shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  20. P3 10:46
    Giveaway by Carter Hart in defensive zone
  21. P3 10:20
    SHOT
    Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  22. P3 10:19
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  23. P3 09:59
    Takeaway by John Carlson in neutral zone
  24. P3 09:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  25. P3 08:54
    SHOT
    Chris Kreider shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  26. P3 07:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ben Hutton
  27. P3 07:46
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  28. P3 06:30
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Tim Washe in neutral zone
  29. P3 06:16
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  30. P3 06:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Mintyukov saved by Carter Hart
  31. P3 05:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Ville Husso
  32. P3 04:57
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  33. P3 04:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Coghlan saved by Ville Husso
  34. P3 03:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Ville Husso
  35. P3 02:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  36. P3 02:06
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in offensive zone
  37. P3 02:01
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
  38. P3 01:31
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Golden Knights
  39. P3 00:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  40. P3 00:16
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Ville Husso
  41. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  42. P2 19:33
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Ville Husso
  43. P2 18:32
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  44. P2 18:19
    Penalty to Jeffrey Viel 2 minutes for Misconduct
  45. P2 17:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noah Hanifin
  46. P2 16:04
    SHOT
    Troy Terry shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  47. P2 15:59
    SHOT
    Jackson LaCombe shot blocked by teammate
  48. P2 15:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jansen Harkins saved by Carter Hart
  49. P2 14:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Beckett Sennecke
  50. P2 14:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Carter Hart
  51. P2 13:55
    SHOT
    Jackson LaCombe shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  52. P2 13:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Ville Husso
  53. P2 12:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Dorofeyev
  54. P2 12:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Ville Husso
  55. P2 11:48
    Takeaway by Dylan Coghlan in offensive zone
  56. P2 10:56
    Ross Johnston credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
  57. P2 10:31
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in defensive zone
  58. P2 10:31
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  59. P2 10:22
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in offensive zone
  60. P2 10:21
    SHOT
    Ben Hutton shot blocked by Tyson Hinds
  61. P2 09:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Mintyukov saved by Carter Hart
  62. P2 09:19
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Mitch Marner assisted by Shea Theodore and Brett Howden
    4-0
  63. P2 08:38
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  64. P2 07:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
  65. P2 07:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Carter Hart
  66. P2 07:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Carter Hart
  67. P2 06:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Carter Hart
  68. P2 05:43
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  69. P2 05:23
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  70. P2 05:15
    SHOT
    Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
  71. P2 02:51
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  72. P2 02:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jackson LaCombe
  73. P2 02:36
    Stoppage - Icing
  74. P2 01:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ivan Barbashev
  75. P2 00:09
    SHOT
    Troy Terry shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  76. P2 00:00
    Ducks replaced goalie. (Ville Husso)
  77. P1 19:55
    Jeffrey Viel won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  78. P1 19:52
    SHOT
    Power play - Mitch Marner shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  79. P1 19:42
    Stoppage - Offside
  80. P1 19:07
    Power play - William Karlsson won faceoff against Tim Washe in offensive zone
  81. P1 19:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shea Theodore shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
  82. P1 19:00
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  83. P1 18:56
    Power play - Takeaway by Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
  84. P1 18:29
    Penalty to Jackson LaCombe 2 minutes for Elbowing (Drawn by Tomas Hertl)
  85. P1 18:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brett Howden
  86. P1 17:51
    Giveaway by Pavel Mintyukov in neutral zone
  87. P1 16:50
    Giveaway by Jackson LaCombe in defensive zone
  88. P1 16:46
    Stoppage - Icing
  89. P1 16:29
    Cutter Gauthier won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  90. P1 15:44
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Colton Sissons in defensive zone
  91. P1 15:16
    Jeffrey Viel credited with hit on Keegan Kolesar in offensive zone
  92. P1 15:13
    SHOT
    Ryan Poehling shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  93. P1 14:38
    Stoppage - Icing
  94. P1 13:43
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  95. P1 13:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tim Washe
  96. P1 13:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jacob Trouba saved by Carter Hart
  97. P1 12:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jackson LaCombe
  98. P1 12:12
    GOAL
    Shorthanded - Goal scored by Brayden McNabb
    2-0
  99. P1 11:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Leo Carlsson saved by Carter Hart
  100. P1 10:43
    Power play - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  101. P1 10:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tim Washe saved by Carter Hart
  102. P1 10:31
    Tim Washe won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  103. P1 09:25
    SHOT
    Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  104. P1 09:17
    SHOT
    Jacob Trouba shot blocked by William Karlsson
  105. P1 08:42
    SHOT
    Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Jansen Harkins
  106. P1 08:03
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  107. P1 07:27
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  108. P1 07:01
    SHOT
    Pavel Mintyukov shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  109. P1 06:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ivan Barbashev
  110. P1 05:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  111. P1 04:20
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
  112. P1 03:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Troy Terry saved by Carter Hart
  113. P1 02:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jacob Trouba saved by Carter Hart
  114. P1 01:27
    Giveaway by Carter Hart in defensive zone
  115. P1 01:16
    Jeffrey Viel credited with hit on Shea Theodore in offensive zone
  116. P1 01:06
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Shea Theodore assisted by Jack Eichel and Mark Stone
    1-0
  117. P1 00:55
    Mark Stone credited with hit on Alex Killorn in offensive zone
  118. P1 00:30
    Stoppage - Icing
  119. P1 00:00
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in neutral zone
Stats
Golden Knights
STATS
Ducks
28Shots on Goal33
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins6
23Hits53
20 Shots Blocked 6
16Giveaways8
Golden KnightsVGK
DucksANA
28Shots on Goal33
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins6
23Hits53
20 Shots Blocked 6
16Giveaways8

Golden Knights vs. Ducks: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Golden Knights vs. Ducks
  • Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
  • Time: 9:30 PM ET
  • Venue: Honda Center

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Golden Knights favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Golden Knights 50¢, Ducks 50¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Golden Knights: 52%
  • Ducks: 48%

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 52%, while the Ducks have a win probability of 48%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Golden Knights are more likely to beat the Ducks in the NHL game at Honda Center on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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