The Winnipeg Jets put the Vegas Golden Knights on high alert by handing them 5-1 loss in Game 1 in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. In the three games that have followed, anyone making Jets vs Golden Knights back would have been unsuccessful in backing Winnipeg to win.
The Jets have melted under the pressure from the Golden Knights and now find themselves one game short of being eliminated. The NHL schedule for the playoffs is starting to heat up, and Vegas will be eager to try and finish off Winnipeg so the Golden Knights can set their sites on the next round of the postseason.
Jets vs. Golden Knights Odds
Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights Information
Winnipeg Jets vs Golden Knights
Location of the game: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
Date & Time: Thursday, April 27, 2023, 10:00 PM.
How to watch: ESPN 2
Recent scores
The Jets vs Golden Knights bets statistics from Game 4 don’t show too much of a difference between the Golden Knights and Jets. The Winnipeg Jets odds for winning should have been good for a game where they went two-for-two on power-play opportunities.
However, Vegas was able to pocket two goals 47 seconds apart in the second period to steal a 4-2 win.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights Analysis
Winnipeg hasn’t struggled to score against Vegas in this series. The Jets have struggled to get timely stops to complement their offense. NHL team stats show in Game 4, the Jets outhit the Golden Knights 39-23 and won 57.1 percent of the faceoffs, but could never quite gain control of the game.
Winnipeg is hoping its NHL Stanley Cup odds will improve if star forward Mark Scheifele is available. He was forced to exit during the first period of Game 4 because of an upper-body injury. NHL player stats show that Scheifele led the Jets in the regular season with 42 goals and he added 26 assists. Winnipeg is also without All-Star defenseman Josh Morrissey, who has been ruled out from the series with a lower-body injury. Forward Nikolaj Ehlers is hoping to return in Game 5 as well.
Vegas Golden Knights: A Team That Knows How to Close the Show
Vegas is playing like a team that people making Jets vs Golden Knights bets can count on to close the show. NHL team stats show that Vegas has been proficient in shutting teams down during the season. The Golden Knights limit their opponents to 2.74 goals per game.
Vegas has seen its stars step up during the postseason and tally some goals. The Golden Knights have seen centers Jack Eichel and William Karlsson each score three goals apiece. Chandler Stephen leads Vegas with six points in the playoffs.
Odds Breakdown
Winnipeg odds
Looking at Jets vs Golden Knights bets will see that Winnipeg is a +163 underdog. The total is set at 5.5 goals. The Jets have seen their past four games go over the total. Winnipeg is 1-4 straight up in its last five games when it is an underdog.
Vegas odds
Anyone making Vegas Golden Knights predictions recently can see that they are in a good run of form. Vegas has won five of its past six games dating back to a back-to-back series with Seattle to close out the regular season. The Golden Knights are -190 to close out the series in Game 5.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights Betting Pick and Prediction
NHL predictions show that the series between the Jets and Golden Knights have produced plenty of goals. While Winnipeg may be dragged into higher-scoring games than it is comfortable with, the Jets have been more than capable of scoring with Vegas. The Jets will score enough to push this number just over the total.
Vegas won’t want to waste time closing out Winnipeg. The Oilers seem poised to take out the Los Angeles Kings.
The Golden Knights will grab a win here to prepare itself for a likely oncoming NHL matchup with the star-studded Oilers.
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