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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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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Knights | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Avalanche | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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
End of 3rd Period.
End of 3rd Period.
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Nic Dowd assisted by Jack Eichel (Empty Net)
4-2
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Rasmus Andersson won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Avalanche
3-2
Shorthanded - Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
SHOT
Shot missed by Mitch Marner
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Necas
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
SHOT
Brandon Saad shot blocked by Brent Burns
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
SHOT
Devon Toews shot blocked by Colton Sissons
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Scott Wedgewood
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Cole Smith shot blocked by Devon Toews
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
SHOT
Shot missed by Artturi Lehkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Smith
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Stoppage - Icing
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
Colton Sissons credited with hit on Sam Malinski in offensive zone
Ben Hutton credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in neutral zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Brett Howden
3-0
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ben Hutton saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Devon Toews
Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
Penalty to Ben Hutton 2 minutes for Tripping
SHOT
Brett Kulak shot blocked by William Karlsson
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
William Karlsson won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Carter Hart
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by William Karlsson
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by teammate
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Brett Kulak
SHOT
Shot missed by Gabriel Landeskog
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jack Eichel
Stoppage - Icing
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Carter Hart
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
SHOT
Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by teammate
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
SHOT
Ross Colton shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
William Karlsson won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Carter Hart
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Josh Manson shot blocked by Ben Hutton
SHOT
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Sam Malinski
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
SHOT
Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Josh Manson
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Avalanche shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Power play - Devon Toews shot blocked by teammate
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Carter Hart
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
SHOT
Gabriel Landeskog shot blocked by Shea Theodore
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
SHOT
Cole Smith shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Shea Theodore saved by Scott Wedgewood
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Brett Howden in neutral zone
Power play - Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jack Eichel
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Scott Wedgewood
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brett Kulak
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Coghlan
SHOT
William Karlsson shot blocked by Jack Ahcan
Giveaway by Jack Ahcan in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Keegan Kolesar saved by Scott Wedgewood
Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Shea Theodore
Artturi Lehkonen credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 28 | Shots on Goal | 38 | |||
| 57% | Faceoff Win % | 43% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 34 | Hits | 31 | |||
| 23 | Shots Blocked | 11 | |||
| 24 | Giveaways | 9 |
| |
|---|
| 28 | Shots on Goal | 38 | |||
| 57% | Faceoff Win % | 43% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 34 | Hits | 31 | |||
| 23 | Shots Blocked | 11 | |||
| 24 | Giveaways | 9 |
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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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