NHL Prop Bets: Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights (May 20, 2026)
The Vegas Golden Knights face the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Ball Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Wednesday's matchup. The Avalanche are favored to win at -180. They're currently +130 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Golden Knights are -155 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Golden Knights have a 40-54 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Avalanche hold a record of 47-44.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -142 and UNDER at +120.
- The Golden Knights have a 42-45-7 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 42 games have gone over the total points line, 45 have gone under and seven have resulted in a push). The Avalanche have a 37-50-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Golden Knights averaged 3.22 goals per game during the regular season (14th in the NHL), while the Avalanche averaged 3.63 (1st). More recently, the Golden Knights are averaging 3.67 goals in these playoffs and the Avalanche have managed 4.11.
- Defensively, the Golden Knights allowed 2.95 goals per game during the regular season (12th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Avalanche gave up 2.40 (1st). During the playoffs, the Golden Knights have given up 2.58 per contest, while the Avalanche are allowing 2.56.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Golden Knights are averaging 27.5 shots per game during the postseason, down 1.5 from their regular season number of 29.0. Alternatively, the Avalanche are allowing 26.1 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 0.0 from their regular season average of 26.1.
- Flipping that script, the Golden Knights are allowing 29.3 shots per game in the playoffs, down 24.4 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Avalanche are recording 32.6 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 1.2 from their regular season number of 33.7.
Power Play
- The Golden Knights held a power play percentage of 24.5% during the regular season, ranking 6th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 25.7%. Comparatively, the Avalanche ranked 27th with 17.1% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 25.0%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Golden Knights had a penalty kill rate of 81.4% during the regular season (7th) and have a kill rate of 86.8% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Avalanche had a penalty kill rate of 84.6% in the regular season (1st) and 79.3% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Vegas is +235 to win the first period, while Colorado is +135.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas | 24-39-31 | 9-21-17 | 15-18-14 | 4-2-4 |
| Colorado | 38-19-34 | 19-9-18 | 19-10-16 | 4-3-3 |
To Go To Overtime
Wednesday's matchup is +295 to go to overtime.
- The Golden Knights have played in 29 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Avalanche have appeared in 20.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Golden Knights have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Avalanche have appeared in 10.
Last Time They Met
Vegas recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over Colorado at Ball Arena when these teams last met on April 11. That result snapped the Avalanche's four-game winning streak against the Golden Knights.