NHL Western Conference Finals Betting Odds, Lines Picks & Predictions Game 6

The Vegas Golden Knights are currently playing the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL Western Conference Finals. The Montreal Canadiens haven’t won the Stanley Cup in nearly 30 years, but they’re a win away from finally ending that drought as they host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. The Habs are coming into this NHL playoff betting game 28-38-6 over/under and 35-25-12 straight up as they beat Vegas 4-1 in game 5. The Vegas Golden Knights are coming into the game 34-35-5 over/under and 50-19-5 straight up.

NHL Western Conference Finals Betting Odds & Lines Movement

The US Sportsbooks opened up their NHL betting odds with the Vegas Golden Knights at -135 but are now listed as the -150 favorites. The gamblers that bet the over/under saw the total open-up at five goals. The under moved from +105 to +110 and the over went from -125 to -130.

 

Notes On The Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights face a major goaltending conundrum – Marc-Andre Fleury has had a great season for Vegas, even earning a Vezina Trophy nomination and helping the team get to the eastern conference finals, yet there is uncertainty in how he will perform on June 24.

Meanwhile, twenty-year-old MVP Philipp Grubauer performed well. Although he has struggled at times in the postseason, Marc-Andre Fleury looked uncharacteristically bad in Game 5.

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Notes On The The Montreal Canadiens

As with their previous two playoff series, the Canadiens are winning the goaltending battle – and one more victory will send Montreal back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since they won it in 1993.In the pivotal Game 5 victory, Carey Price made 26 saves and now boasts a 2.13 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in the series across his last six starts on the road.

Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights proved to be a breakthrough for Montreal’s offense, as the team broke three goals for the first time since Game 3 of its second-round matchup with Winnipeg. Despite their five playoff defeats, Montreal has won 10 games when scoring two or more goals.

NHL Western Conference Finals Betting Pick & Prediction:Vegas Golden Knights (-140)

Montreal gamblers didn’t think beating the Golden Knights would be that straightforward, did they? Even a return to Montreal doesn’t scare the favored Golden Knights, who should get better goaltending than they did in Game 5.