Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Sunday 5/20/18
Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets (-140, 6)
Golden Knights lead series 3-1
The Vegas Golden Knights have seized every opportunity during their spectacular inaugural season, and now stand one win from the Stanley Cup finals entering Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Sunday at the Winnipeg Jets. After dropping the opening game of the series, the Golden Knights have ridden Marc-Andre Fleury’s outstanding goaltending, an impressive performance from its top line and the ability to counter Winnipeg’s every punch to a 3-1 series lead.
“The fact we always bounce back right away when they get (a goal) and keep the momentum on our side, I think has been the key to the series,” Fleury told reporters after Vegas captured Game 4 with a 3-2 victory on Reilly Smith’s go-ahead goal with 6:58 to play. Four times in the series, Vegas has scored a goal less than 90 seconds after a Winnipeg goal, and the Golden Knights have netted the game’s opening tally in winning each of the past three games. Winnipeg played well for long stretches of each of the past two games, only to come away with two road losses that has put the Jets’ season on the brink following a hard-fought seven-game series victory over Nashville in the conference semifinals. “In our minds, this series is far from over,” Jets defenseman Tyler Myers told reporters after Game 4, in which he scored the game-tying goal early in the third period. “We’re going back home for the next one and we’ll focus on that.”
TV: 3 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Vegas Golden Knights -355
Winnipeg Jets +279
LINE HISTORY: The Jets opened their must-win Game 5 as -163 home favorites, but they have been moved down to the current number of -140 as of Saturday evening. The total opened at 5.5, but it has moved up to an even 6. Check out the complete line history here.
COVERS CONSENSUS: Public bettors think returning home to the Winnipeg Whiteout will give the Jets enough of a boost to extend the series at least to a sixth game with 59 percent of wagers on the home team. When it comes to the total 55 percent of wagers are on the Over. Check out the complete and up to date consensus data here.
GOALIE SHOWDOWN:
GP W L GAA SAVE % SO
Marc-Andre Fleury (Golden Knights) 14 11 3 1.72 .945 4
Connor Hellebuyck 16 9 7 2.38 .921 2
INJURY REPORT:
Golden Knights - LW William Carrier (Questionable, upper body), G Malcolm Subban (Questionable, illness), D Clayton Stoner (Out, abdominal).
Jets - D Dmitry Kulikov (Out, back).
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS: Vegas’ top line of William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault and Smith shined yet again in Game 4, combining for two goals and two assists. That was more than enough for Fleury, who made 35 saves overall and robbed Winnipeg several times in facing 27 shots in the final two periods. Vegas has excelled in the past two games by hounding the Jets in the neutral zone, finishing Game 4 with 24 takeaways and blocking 25 shots.
ABOUT THE JETS: Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves but allowed three goals in losing his third game in a row, and his save percentage during the losing streak is .895. Winnipeg applied waves of pressure in the final two periods and outshot the Golden Knights 37-29 in the game, sparked in part by a strong performance from Jack Roslovic and Mathieu Perreault on the third line (both finished plus-1). Patrik Laine picked up a power-play goal, the 20-year-old’s fifth in 16 playoff contests.
TRENDS:
* Golden Knights are 5-1 in their last six overall.
* Jets are 11-2 in their last 13 when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Golden Knights last four road games.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Jets last four home games.
* Golden Knights are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Jets Preview and Predictions 05-20-2018
19th May 2018 by Gracenote
the vegas golden knights have seized every opportunity during their spectacular inaugural season, and now stand one win from the stanley cup finals entering game 5 of the western conference finals sunday at the winnipeg jets. after dropping the opening game of the series, the golden knights have ridden marc-andre fleury's outstanding goaltending, an impressive performance from their top line and the ability to counter winnipeg's every punch to a 3-1 series lead.
"the fact we always bounce back right away when they get (a goal) and keep the momentum on our side, i think has been the key to the series," fleury told reporters after vegas captured game 4 with a 3-2 victory on reilly smith's go-ahead goal with 6:58 to play. four times in the series, vegas has scored fewer than 90 seconds after a winnipeg goal, and the golden knights have netted the game's opening tally in winning each of the past three games. winnipeg played well for long stretches of each of the past two games, only to come away with two road losses that has put the jets' season on the brink following a hard-fought seven-game series victory over nashville in the conference semifinals. "in our minds, this series is far from over," jets defenseman tyler myers told reporters after game 4, in which he scored the game-tying goal early in the third period. "we're going back home for the next one and we'll focus on that."
tv: 3 p.m. et, nbc, cbc, sportsnet, tva
about the golden knights: vegas' top line of william karlsson, jonathan marchessault and smith shined yet again in game 4, combining for two goals and two assists. that was more than enough for fleury, who made 35 saves overall and robbed winnipeg several times in facing 27 shots in the final two periods. vegas has excelled in the past two games by hounding the jets in the neutral zone, finishing game 4 with 24 takeaways and blocking 25 shots.
about the jets: goaltender connor hellebuyck made 26 saves but allowed three goals in losing his third game in a row, and his save percentage during the losing streak is .895. winnipeg applied waves of pressure in the final two periods and outshot the golden knights 37-29 in the game, sparked in part by a strong performance from jack roslovic and mathieu perreault on the third line (both finished plus-1). patrik laine picked up a power-play goal friday, giving the 20-year-old five tallies in 16 playoff contests.
overtime
1. jets f nikolaj ehlers, who missed game 3 with illness, played 16:35 in game 4 but remains scoreless in the postseason after netting 29 goals in the regular season.
2. vegas f david perron played 13:51 after missing the past two games with illness.
3. winnipeg f blake wheeler recorded his league playoff-leading 18th assist on laine's goal.
prediction: jets 3, golden knights 2