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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May 21, 12AM Ball Arena
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May 21, 12AM Ball Arena
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Golden Knights
0 2 2 4
Avalanche
0 0 2 2
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0%
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Golden Knights
0 2 2 4
Avalanche
0 0 2 2
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
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 19:39
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 19:37
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
P3 19:15
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P3 19:15
GOAL
Goal scored by Nic Dowd assisted by Jack Eichel (Empty Net)
4-2
P3 19:00
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
P3 18:59
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
P3 17:58
Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
P3 17:58
Stoppage - Icing
P3 17:52
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
P3 17:40
Rasmus Andersson won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
P3 17:40
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Avalanche
3-2
P3 16:52
Shorthanded - Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
P3 16:01
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 15:24
SHOT
Shot missed by Mitch Marner
P3 15:05
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
P3 14:22
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
P3 14:22
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 14:04
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
P3 14:04
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
P3 13:35
SHOT
Brandon Saad shot blocked by Brent Burns
P3 13:32
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 13:30
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 12:41
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
P3 12:22
Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
P3 11:30
SHOT
Devon Toews shot blocked by Colton Sissons
P3 10:25
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
P3 10:21
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 10:13
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
P3 10:13
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
P3 10:11
SHOT
Cole Smith shot blocked by Devon Toews
P3 09:53
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 09:50
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Carter Hart
P3 09:41
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
P3 08:47
SHOT
Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
P3 07:51
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
P3 07:43
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Smith
P3 07:27
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P3 06:58
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
P3 05:53
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
P3 05:30
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
P3 05:30
Stoppage - Icing
P3 04:40
Stoppage - Icing
P3 04:33
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
P3 04:32
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
P3 03:52
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
P3 02:33
Colton Sissons credited with hit on Sam Malinski in offensive zone
P3 02:22
Ben Hutton credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in neutral zone
P3 01:34
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
P3 01:34
GOAL
Goal scored by Brett Howden
3-0
P3 01:32
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ben Hutton saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 00:39
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Devon Toews
P3 00:00
Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
P2 20:00
End of 2nd Period.
P2 19:24
Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
P2 19:24
Penalty to Ben Hutton 2 minutes for Tripping
P2 18:43
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by William Karlsson
P2 18:28
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 18:15
William Karlsson won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
P2 17:57
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
P2 17:49
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
P2 17:35
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Carter Hart
P2 16:37
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
P2 15:59
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by William Karlsson
P2 15:11
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
P2 15:06
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
P2 15:02
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
P2 14:21
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
P2 14:16
Stoppage - TV timeout
P2 14:09
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by teammate
P2 13:57
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 13:55
SHOT
Shot missed by Brett Kulak
P2 13:26
SHOT
Shot missed by Gabriel Landeskog
P2 13:17
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jack Eichel
P2 13:14
Stoppage - Icing
P2 12:29
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
P2 12:18
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
P2 12:05
SHOT
Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Carter Hart
P2 10:52
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
P2 10:30
SHOT
Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by teammate
P2 10:28
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
P2 10:22
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
P2 10:22
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
P2 09:37
SHOT
Ross Colton shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
P2 08:49
William Karlsson won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
P2 08:33
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
P2 08:33
Stoppage - Icing
P2 07:28
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
P2 07:28
Stoppage - Icing
P2 06:50
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P2 06:50
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 06:45
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P2 06:29
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P2 06:29
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 06:13
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
P2 06:11
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 05:22
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
P2 04:30
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Carter Hart
P2 04:28
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 04:26
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Ben Hutton
P2 03:44
SHOT
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Sam Malinski
P2 02:48
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in neutral zone
P2 02:48
Stoppage - Hand Pass
P2 02:35
SHOT
Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Josh Manson
P2 02:33
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
P2 02:33
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 02:32
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
P2 02:15
SHOT
Avalanche shot blocked by teammate
P2 01:00
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
P2 00:39
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
P1 20:00
End of 1st Period.
P1 19:57
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
P1 19:56
SHOT
Power play - Devon Toews shot blocked by teammate
P1 19:26
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 19:24
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
P1 19:09
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
P1 17:35
SHOT
Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Shea Theodore
P1 17:30
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
P1 17:08
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
P1 17:04
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
P1 15:15
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
P1 14:49
SHOT
Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
P1 14:30
SHOT
Cole Smith shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
P1 14:01
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P1 13:28
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
P1 12:28
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 12:04
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 12:02
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 11:47
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
P1 10:39
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Brett Howden in neutral zone
P1 09:02
Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
P1 07:55
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
P1 07:47
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
P1 06:39
SHOT
Shot missed by Jack Eichel
P1 06:33
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 06:27
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
P1 06:27
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
P1 06:17
SHOT
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brett Kulak
P1 05:19
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Coghlan
P1 05:09
SHOT
William Karlsson shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
P1 05:07
Giveaway by Jack Ahcan in defensive zone
P1 04:18
SHOT
Shot on goal by Keegan Kolesar saved by Scott Wedgewood
P1 04:05
Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
P1 04:03
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
P1 03:58
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
P1 03:17
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
P1 03:11
Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in neutral zone
P1 01:51
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P1 01:45
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P1 01:00
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Shea Theodore
P1 00:58
Artturi Lehkonen credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone
P1 00:17
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
P1 00:17
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
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
23Shots Blocked11
24Giveaways9
Golden KnightsVGK
AvalancheCOL
28Shots on Goal38
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
2/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
6Penalty Infraction Mins4
34Hits31
23Shots Blocked11
24Giveaways9

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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 +160, Avalanche -153

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Golden Knights: 40%
  • Avalanche: 60%

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 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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