NHL Prop Bets: Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks (May 4, 2026)
The Anaheim Ducks face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference Second Round at T-Mobile Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup. The Golden Knights are favored to win at -166. They're currently +150 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Ducks are -180 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Ducks have a 42-46 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights hold a record of 36-52.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at -102 and UNDER at -118.
- The Ducks have a 49-34-5 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 49 games have gone over the total points line, 34 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Golden Knights have a 40-41-7 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Ducks averaged 3.23 goals per game during the regular season (13th in the NHL), while the Golden Knights averaged 3.22 (14th). More recently, the Ducks are averaging 4.33 goals in these playoffs and the Golden Knights have managed 3.83.
- Defensively, the Ducks allowed 3.51 goals per game during the regular season (29th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Golden Knights gave up 2.95 (12th). During the playoffs, the Ducks have given up 3.50 per contest, while the Golden Knights are allowing 3.00.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Ducks are averaging 32.3 shots per game during the postseason, up 1.5 from their regular season number of 30.8. Alternatively, the Golden Knights are allowing 27.7 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 3.3 from their regular season average of 24.4.
- Flipping that script, the Ducks are allowing 28.3 shots per game in the playoffs, up 28.4 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights are recording 30.7 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 1.7 from their regular season number of 29.0.
Power Play
- The Ducks held a power play percentage of 18.6% during the regular season, ranking 23rd in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 50.0%. Comparatively, the Golden Knights ranked 6th with 24.5% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 20.0%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Ducks had a penalty kill rate of 76.4% during the regular season (27th) and have a kill rate of 71.4% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Golden Knights had a penalty kill rate of 81.4% in the regular season (7th) and 93.8% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Anaheim is +210 to win the first period, while Vegas is +150.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | 21-32-35 | 15-18-11 | 6-14-24 | 3-4-3 |
| Vegas | 22-38-28 | 9-21-14 | 13-17-14 | 3-2-5 |
To Go To Overtime
Monday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.
- The Ducks have played in 24 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights have appeared in 28.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Ducks have played in 8 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights have appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
Anaheim recorded a 4-3 victory over Vegas at Honda Center when these teams last met on February 1. Chris Kreider led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals.
