Golden Knights vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Golden Knights vs. Avalanche NHL game on May 22, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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  • Avalanche
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P3 19:44 Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
P3 18:35 Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
P3 16:20 Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
P3 15:21 Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
P3 12:48 Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 11:29 Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 10:47 Shot missed by Avalanche
P3 10:47 Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
P3 09:28 Shot missed by Brock Nelson
P3 09:14 Goal scored by Jack Eichel assisted by Pavel Dorofeyev
P3 08:34 Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
P3 08:16 Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Carter Hart
P3 07:00 Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
P3 06:03 Power play - Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 05:27 Power play - Shot missed by Jack Eichel
P3 04:04 Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 03:20 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Mitch Marner
P3 01:02 Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brett Kulak
P3 00:51 Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Carter Hart
P2 19:23 Shorthanded - Brett Howden shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
  3. P3 18:57
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  4. P3 18:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
  5. P3 18:03
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  6. P3 17:02
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  7. P3 16:55
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
  8. P3 16:54
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  9. P3 16:44
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  10. P3 16:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
  11. P3 15:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
  12. P3 14:21
    Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Brett Kulak in offensive zone
  13. P3 14:00
    Cole Smith credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in neutral zone
  14. P3 13:26
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  15. P3 13:04
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  16. P3 12:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Scott Wedgewood
  17. P3 11:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
  18. P3 11:22
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  19. P3 10:48
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
  20. P3 10:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Avalanche
  21. P3 10:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
  22. P3 09:49
    Brock Nelson credited with hit on Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  23. P3 09:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brock Nelson
  24. P3 09:15
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  25. P3 09:14
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jack Eichel assisted by Pavel Dorofeyev
    1-1
  26. P3 08:46
    Stoppage - Offside
  27. P3 08:36
    Parker Kelly won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
  28. P3 08:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
  29. P3 08:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Carter Hart
  30. P3 07:58
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  31. P3 07:47
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
  32. P3 07:41
    Brett Howden won faceoff against Avalanche in offensive zone
  33. P3 07:13
    William Karlsson credited with hit on Martin Necas in defensive zone
  34. P3 07:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
  35. P3 06:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Scott Wedgewood
  36. P3 05:27
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jack Eichel
  37. P3 04:48
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  38. P3 04:48
    Penalty to Brent Burns 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Tomas Hertl)
  39. P3 04:22
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
  40. P3 04:13
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
  41. P3 04:13
    Stoppage - Offside
  42. P3 04:06
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  43. P3 04:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
  44. P3 03:20
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Mitch Marner
  45. P3 02:35
    Power play - Giveaway by Nazem Kadri in offensive zone
  46. P3 01:58
    Penalty to Shea Theodore 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon)
  47. P3 01:58
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  48. P3 01:23
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
  49. P3 01:02
    SHOT
    Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  50. P3 00:53
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  51. P3 00:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Carter Hart
  52. P3 00:00
    Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  53. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  54. P2 19:23
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Brett Howden shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  55. P2 18:42
    Penalty to Shea Theodore 2 minutes for Misconduct
  56. P2 18:42
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  57. P2 17:11
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  58. P2 16:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
  59. P2 14:47
    Power play - William Karlsson won faceoff against Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone
  60. P2 14:45
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
  61. P2 14:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shea Theodore shot blocked by Jack Drury
  62. P2 13:31
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  63. P2 13:31
    Penalty to Nicolas Roy 2 minutes for Hooking
  64. P2 13:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
  65. P2 13:08
    Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  66. P2 13:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Carter Hart
  67. P2 13:04
    Nazem Kadri won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
  68. P2 13:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
  69. P2 12:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Scott Wedgewood
  70. P2 12:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
  71. P2 12:02
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  72. P2 11:56
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  73. P2 11:56
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  74. P2 11:19
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
  75. P2 11:19
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  76. P2 11:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
  77. P2 10:20
    SHOT
    Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brent Burns
  78. P2 10:07
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  79. P2 09:59
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  80. P2 07:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
  81. P2 06:58
    SHOT
    Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by teammate
  82. P2 06:56
    Stoppage - Icing
  83. P2 06:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Scott Wedgewood
  84. P2 06:33
    Stoppage - Icing
  85. P2 06:20
    SHOT
    Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  86. P2 04:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Scott Wedgewood
  87. P2 03:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Devon Toews
  88. P2 03:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  89. P2 02:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
  90. P2 02:19
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  91. P2 01:33
    Shorthanded - Jack Drury won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
  92. P2 01:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Carter Hart
  93. P2 00:28
    SHOT
    William Karlsson shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  94. P2 00:25
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  95. P2 00:00
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
  96. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  97. P1 19:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
  98. P1 19:34
    SHOT
    Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Mitch Marner
  99. P1 19:26
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  100. P1 19:19
    SHOT
    Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  101. P1 18:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Scott Wedgewood
  102. P1 18:08
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  103. P1 18:08
    Stoppage - Icing
  104. P1 18:01
    Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
  105. P1 17:08
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  106. P1 17:08
    Stoppage - Icing
  107. P1 17:00
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ross Colton assisted by Brent Burns and Nazem Kadri
    0-1
  108. P1 16:57
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  109. P1 15:44
    SHOT
    Devon Toews shot blocked by Dylan Coghlan
  110. P1 15:40
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Dylan Coghlan
  111. P1 14:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
  112. P1 13:40
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  113. P1 13:07
    Takeaway by Martin Necas in offensive zone
  114. P1 12:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Carter Hart
  115. P1 12:19
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  116. P1 11:34
    SHOT
    Mitch Marner shot blocked by Josh Manson
  117. P1 11:31
    Stoppage - Icing
  118. P1 11:18
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  119. P1 11:18
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  120. P1 11:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
  121. P1 11:06
    Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
  122. P1 11:06
    Stoppage - Icing
  123. P1 09:59
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  124. P1 09:45
    Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in neutral zone
  125. P1 09:19
    William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  126. P1 09:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Carter Hart
  127. P1 09:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Golden Knights
  128. P1 08:03
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  129. P1 07:25
    Ross Colton won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
  130. P1 07:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  131. P1 06:29
    SHOT
    Brock Nelson shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
  132. P1 06:03
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
  133. P1 06:03
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  134. P1 06:01
    SHOT
    Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Devon Toews
  135. P1 05:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Smith
  136. P1 04:44
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  137. P1 04:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Carter Hart
  138. P1 04:36
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
  139. P1 04:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
  140. P1 04:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Coghlan saved by Scott Wedgewood
  141. P1 03:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
  142. P1 03:05
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
  143. P1 01:52
    Giveaway by Cole Smith in defensive zone
  144. P1 01:49
    Nick Blankenburg credited with hit on Kaedan Korczak in offensive zone
  145. P1 01:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colton Sissons
  146. P1 01:27
    SHOT
    Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  147. P1 00:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  148. P1 00:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Scott Wedgewood
  149. P1 00:27
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Pavel Dorofeyev
  150. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Golden Knights
STATS
Avalanche
25Shots on Goal30
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
32Hits28
16 Shots Blocked 20
10Giveaways16
Golden KnightsVGK
AvalancheCOL
25Shots on Goal30
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
32Hits28
16 Shots Blocked 20
10Giveaways16

Golden Knights vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Golden Knights vs. Avalanche
  • Date: Friday, May 22, 2026
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Ball Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Golden Knights 37¢, Avalanche 63¢

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 Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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