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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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May 23, 12AM Ball Arena
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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
Keegan Kolesar credited with hit on Brett Kulak in offensive zone
Cole Smith credited with hit on Artturi Lehkonen in neutral zone
William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Avalanche
SHOT
Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
Brock Nelson credited with hit on Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Nelson
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Jack Eichel assisted by Pavel Dorofeyev
1-1
Stoppage - Offside
Parker Kelly won faceoff against Jack Eichel in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Carter Hart
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
Brett Howden won faceoff against Avalanche in offensive zone
William Karlsson credited with hit on Martin Necas in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brayden McNabb
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mitch Marner saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jack Eichel
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Penalty to Brent Burns 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Tomas Hertl)
Jack Drury won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Mitch Marner
Power play - Giveaway by Nazem Kadri in offensive zone
Penalty to Shea Theodore 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Nathan MacKinnon)
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
SHOT
Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brett Kulak
William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Carter Hart
Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shorthanded - Brett Howden shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
Penalty to Shea Theodore 2 minutes for Misconduct
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Jack Eichel
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Carter Hart
Power play - William Karlsson won faceoff against Artturi Lehkonen in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Power play - Shea Theodore shot blocked by Jack Drury
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
Penalty to Nicolas Roy 2 minutes for Hooking
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Carter Hart
Nazem Kadri won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against William Karlsson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brent Burns
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Logan O'Connor
SHOT
Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by teammate
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Shea Theodore
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot missed by Devon Toews
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
SHOT
Shot missed by Nazem Kadri
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Jack Drury won faceoff against Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
William Karlsson shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Jack Eichel in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Mitch Marner
William Karlsson won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
SHOT
Mitch Marner shot blocked by Brett Kulak
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pavel Dorofeyev saved by Scott Wedgewood
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Golden Knights won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
GOAL
Goal scored by Ross Colton assisted by Brent Burns and Nazem Kadri
0-1
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
SHOT
Devon Toews shot blocked by Dylan Coghlan
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Dylan Coghlan
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artturi Lehkonen saved by Carter Hart
William Karlsson won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
Takeaway by Martin Necas in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Carter Hart
Jack Drury won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
SHOT
Mitch Marner shot blocked by Josh Manson
Stoppage - Icing
William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Carter Hart
Jack Eichel won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Martin Necas shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Tomas Hertl won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in neutral zone
William Karlsson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Carter Hart
SHOT
Shot missed by Golden Knights
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
Ross Colton won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
SHOT
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Rasmus Andersson shot blocked by Devon Toews
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Smith
Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Carter Hart
Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Jack Eichel in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Tomas Hertl
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Coghlan saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Carter Hart
Brock Nelson won faceoff against William Karlsson in neutral zone
Giveaway by Cole Smith in defensive zone
Nick Blankenburg credited with hit on Kaedan Korczak in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Colton Sissons
SHOT
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brett Kulak
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Barbashev saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Pavel Dorofeyev
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 25 | Shots on Goal | 30 | |||
| 41% | Faceoff Win % | 59% | |||
| 4/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 32 | Hits | 28 | |||
| 16 | Shots Blocked | 20 | |||
| 10 | Giveaways | 16 |
| |
|---|
| 25 | Shots on Goal | 30 | |||
| 41% | Faceoff Win % | 59% | |||
| 4/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 32 | Hits | 28 | |||
| 16 | Shots Blocked | 20 | |||
| 10 | Giveaways | 16 |
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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 +172, Avalanche -167
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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