NHL Prop Bets: Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche (May 24, 2026)
The Colorado Avalanche face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals at T-Mobile Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Sunday's matchup. The Avalanche are favored to win at -148. They're currently +170 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Golden Knights are -205 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Avalanche have a 47-46 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights hold a record of 42-54.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +114 and UNDER at -135.
- The Avalanche have a 37-51-5 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 37 games have gone over the total points line, 51 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Golden Knights have a 42-46-8 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Avalanche averaged 3.63 goals per game during the regular season (1st in the NHL), while the Golden Knights averaged 3.22 (14th). More recently, the Avalanche are averaging 3.64 goals in these playoffs and the Golden Knights have managed 3.64.
- Defensively, the Avalanche allowed 2.40 goals per game during the regular season (1st in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Golden Knights gave up 2.95 (12th). During the playoffs, the Avalanche have given up 2.73 per contest, while the Golden Knights are allowing 2.43.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Avalanche are averaging 32.8 shots per game during the postseason, down 0.9 from their regular season number of 33.7. Alternatively, the Golden Knights are allowing 30.0 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 5.6 from their regular season average of 24.4.
- Flipping that script, the Avalanche are allowing 26.2 shots per game in the playoffs, down 26.1 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights are recording 27.4 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 1.6 from their regular season number of 29.0.
Power Play
- The Avalanche held a power play percentage of 17.1% during the regular season, ranking 27th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 24.1%. 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 24.4%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Avalanche had a penalty kill rate of 84.6% during the regular season (1st) and have a kill rate of 80.0% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Golden Knights had a penalty kill rate of 81.4% in the regular season (7th) and 86.0% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Colorado is +160 to win the first period, while Vegas is +215.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 39-19-35 | 20-9-19 | 19-10-16 | 5-3-2 |
| Vegas | 24-40-32 | 9-21-17 | 15-19-15 | 3-2-5 |
To Go To Overtime
Sunday's matchup is +245 to go to overtime.
- The Avalanche have played in 20 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights have appeared in 29.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Avalanche have played in 10 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Golden Knights have appeared in 9.
Last Time They Met
The Golden Knights recorded an upset 3-1 victory over the Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday. The Golden Knights now hold a 2-0 series lead. Ivan Barbashev led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist.