- Matchup: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights
- Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV
- Broadcast: Vegas 34
- Betting Line: Avalanche (-122) Golden Knights (+102)
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This Saturday, T-Mobile Arena will host a thrilling NHL showdown as the Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-10) take on the formidable Colorado Avalanche (27-2-7). The Avalanche enter the contest favored at -122, while the Golden Knights trail at +102. The over/under for total goals has been set at 6.
The Colorado Avalanche come into this matchup riding high after securing a narrow 1-0 victory against the Mammoth in their last outing. In that game, Colorado accrued 6 penalty minutes and had 2 power play chances but failed to capitalize. Despite the win, their offense was not at its peak, managing only 1 goal from 26 shots.
On the scoring front, the Colorado Avalanche has been dominant this season, netting a total of 142 goals (ranked 1st in the NHL) while allowing just 76. They’ve earned 61 points, boasting an impressive points percentage of .847. With 124 power play opportunities, they’ve converted 20 goals, translating to a power play success rate of 16.13%. At even strength, they’ve conceded 61 goals while scoring 122 times. Colorado has taken 1,244 shots, achieving a shooting percentage of 11.4%, and their defense has faced 980 shots against, yielding a save percentage of .922. Their opponents have had 103 power play chances (20th in the league), successfully scoring 15 times during those.
In goal for this contest will be Mackenzie Blackwood. Throughout his professional career, Blackwood has participated in 266 games, posting a record of 114-104-29 with 249 starts. Opponents have scored 728 goals against him, and he has an average of 2.92 goals against per game. From 7,784 shots faced, he has made 7,056 saves, resulting in a save percentage of .906 over 13,387 minutes played. His quality starts total 140, with a quality start percentage of .562.
The Vegas Golden Knights recently triumphed over the Sharks, winning 7-2. During that match, they had 4 power play opportunities, successfully scoring once out of those chances, tallying 7 goals from 26 shots on target.
This season, the Golden Knights have tallied 80 goals at even strength and 29 goals (6th in NHL) during power plays. They’ve taken 1,045 shots (14th in the league) with a shooting percentage of 10.43% while permitting 877 shots from opponents. The Golden Knights’ overall record so far is 109 goals for, 44 points, and a points percentage of .629. They’ve allowed 100 goals against, broken down into 84 at even strength and 16 on the penalty kill. With 112 power play chances, their success rate is 25.89%, alongside an impressive penalty kill rate of 81.40% against 86 opponent power plays, yielding a save percentage of 88.6%.
The Golden Knights are likely to rely on Carter Hart between the pipes. Hart has made 6,175 saves on 6,818 shots, maintaining a save rate of .906. He boasts a career record of 100-94-31 and has been in 234 games, starting in 225 and logging 12,049 minutes. His quality start percentage stands at 49.8%, with 112 quality starts so far in his career, during which he’s allowed an average of 2.86 goals per game and has permitted a total of 643 goals.
Who will clinch victory in this NHL clash tonight—against the spread or on the moneyline?
Analyst’s Prediction: Back Colorado (-122)
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