Golden Knights vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Golden Knights vs. Avalanche NHL game on May 20, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 19:37 Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
P3 19:15 Goal scored by Nic Dowd assisted by Jack Eichel (Empty Net)
P3 18:59 Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
P3 17:52 Brent Burns shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
P3 17:40 Power play - Goal scored by Avalanche
P3 16:01 Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 15:24 Shot missed by Mitch Marner
P3 15:05 Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 13:35 Brandon Saad shot blocked by Brent Burns
P3 13:30 Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 12:41 Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
P3 11:30 Devon Toews shot blocked by Colton Sissons
P3 10:21 Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 10:11 Cole Smith shot blocked by Devon Toews
P3 09:50 Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Carter Hart
P3 09:41 Brett Kulak shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
P3 08:47 Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
P3 07:51 Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
P3 07:43 Shot missed by Cole Smith
P3 04:32 Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:39
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  4. P3 19:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
  5. P3 19:15
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  6. P3 19:15
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Nic Dowd assisted by Jack Eichel (Empty Net)
    4-2
  7. P3 19:00
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  8. P3 18:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  9. P3 17:58
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
  10. P3 17:58
    Stoppage - Icing
  11. P3 17:52
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  12. P3 17:40
    Rasmus Andersson won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
  13. P3 17:40
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Avalanche
    3-2
  14. P3 16:52
    Shorthanded - Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  15. P3 16:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Martin Necas
  16. P3 15:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mitch Marner
  17. P3 15:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Martin Necas
  18. P3 14:22
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  19. P3 14:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  20. P3 14:04
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  21. P3 14:04
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
  22. P3 13:35
    SHOT
    Brandon Saad shot blocked by Brent Burns
  23. P3 13:32
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  24. P3 13:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
  25. P3 12:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
  26. P3 12:22
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
  27. P3 11:30
    SHOT
    Devon Toews shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  28. P3 10:25
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
  29. P3 10:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Scott Wedgewood
  30. P3 10:13
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  31. P3 10:13
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  32. P3 10:11
    SHOT
    Cole Smith shot blocked by Devon Toews
  33. P3 09:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  34. P3 09:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Carter Hart
  35. P3 09:41
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  36. P3 08:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
  37. P3 07:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
  38. P3 07:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Smith
  39. P3 07:27
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  40. P3 06:58
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
  41. P3 05:53
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
  42. P3 05:30
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  43. P3 05:30
    Stoppage - Icing
  44. P3 04:40
    Stoppage - Icing
  45. P3 04:33
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
  46. P3 04:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
  47. P3 03:52
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
  48. P3 02:33
    Colton Sissons credited with hit on Sam Malinski in offensive zone
  49. P3 02:22
    Ben Hutton credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in neutral zone
  50. P3 01:34
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
  51. P3 01:34
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Brett Howden
    3-0
  52. P3 01:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ben Hutton saved by Scott Wedgewood
  53. P3 00:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Devon Toews
  54. P3 00:00
    Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
  55. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  56. P2 19:24
    Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  57. P2 19:24
    Penalty to Ben Hutton 2 minutes for Tripping
  58. P2 18:43
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by William Karlsson
  59. P2 18:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
  60. P2 18:15
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
  61. P2 17:57
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
  62. P2 17:49
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  63. P2 17:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Carter Hart
  64. P2 16:37
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  65. P2 15:59
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by William Karlsson
  66. P2 15:11
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  67. P2 15:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
  68. P2 15:02
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  69. P2 14:21
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  70. P2 14:16
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  71. P2 14:09
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by teammate
  72. P2 13:57
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  73. P2 13:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brett Kulak
  74. P2 13:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Gabriel Landeskog
  75. P2 13:17
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  76. P2 13:14
    Stoppage - Icing
  77. P2 12:29
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  78. P2 12:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
  79. P2 12:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Carter Hart
  80. P2 10:52
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
  81. P2 10:30
    SHOT
    Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by teammate
  82. P2 10:28
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  83. P2 10:22
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  84. P2 10:22
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
  85. P2 09:37
    SHOT
    Ross Colton shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  86. P2 08:49
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
  87. P2 08:33
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  88. P2 08:33
    Stoppage - Icing
  89. P2 07:28
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
  90. P2 07:28
    Stoppage - Icing
  91. P2 06:50
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  92. P2 06:50
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  93. P2 06:45
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  94. P2 06:29
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  95. P2 06:29
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  96. P2 06:13
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
  97. P2 06:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
  98. P2 05:22
    SHOT
    Josh Manson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  99. P2 04:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Carter Hart
  100. P2 04:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  101. P2 04:26
    SHOT
    Josh Manson shot blocked by Ben Hutton
  102. P2 03:44
    SHOT
    Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  103. P2 02:48
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in neutral zone
  104. P2 02:48
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  105. P2 02:35
    SHOT
    Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Josh Manson
  106. P2 02:33
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  107. P2 02:33
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  108. P2 02:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
  109. P2 02:15
    SHOT
    Avalanche shot blocked by teammate
  110. P2 01:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
  111. P2 00:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  112. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  113. P1 19:57
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
  114. P1 19:56
    SHOT
    Power play - Devon Toews shot blocked by teammate
  115. P1 19:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  116. P1 19:24
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
  117. P1 19:09
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
  118. P1 17:35
    SHOT
    Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  119. P1 17:30
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
  120. P1 17:08
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
  121. P1 17:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
  122. P1 15:15
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
  123. P1 14:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
  124. P1 14:30
    SHOT
    Cole Smith shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
  125. P1 14:01
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  126. P1 13:28
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
  127. P1 12:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Scott Wedgewood
  128. P1 12:04
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  129. P1 12:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
  130. P1 11:47
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  131. P1 10:39
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Brett Howden in neutral zone
  132. P1 09:02
    Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  133. P1 07:55
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
  134. P1 07:47
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  135. P1 06:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Eichel
  136. P1 06:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Scott Wedgewood
  137. P1 06:27
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  138. P1 06:27
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  139. P1 06:17
    SHOT
    Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  140. P1 05:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Coghlan
  141. P1 05:09
    SHOT
    William Karlsson shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
  142. P1 05:07
    Giveaway by Jack Ahcan in defensive zone
  143. P1 04:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Keegan Kolesar saved by Scott Wedgewood
  144. P1 04:05
    Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  145. P1 04:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
  146. P1 03:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
  147. P1 03:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  148. P1 03:11
    Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in neutral zone
  149. P1 01:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  150. P1 01:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  151. P1 01:00
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  152. P1 00:58
    Artturi Lehkonen credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone
  153. P1 00:17
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  154. P1 00:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  155. P1 00:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stats
Golden Knights
STATS
Avalanche
28Shots on Goal38
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
2/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
6Penalty Infraction Mins4
34Hits31
23 Shots Blocked 11
24Giveaways9
Golden KnightsVGK
AvalancheCOL
28Shots on Goal38
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
2/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
6Penalty Infraction Mins4
34Hits31
23 Shots Blocked 11
24Giveaways9

Golden Knights vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Golden Knights vs. Avalanche
  • Date: Wednesday, May 20, 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 39¢, Avalanche 61¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Golden Knights: 40%
  • Avalanche: 60%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Golden Knights a win probability of 40%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 60%. 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 Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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