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COL @ VGK

Saturday, December 27, 2025 · 9:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Colorado Avalanche
55-16-11 · Away
6 – 5
FINAL / SO
Vegas Golden Knights
39-26-17 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
COL -150 · VGK +130
Puck Line
COL -1.5 (+140) · VGK +1.5 (-185)
Total
O 6.5 (+100) · U (-120)

Graded: total 11 → OVER W · VGK +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 COLo6.5 39%
14-22
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
37%
7-12
25%
1-3
39%
14-22
VGKo6.5 46%
16-19
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
59%
10-7
25%
1-3
51%
18-17
Puck Line
cover %
 COL-1.5 53%
19-17
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
42%
8-11
25%
1-3
+6.89u
20-16
VGK+1.5 83%
29-6
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
82%
14-3
75%
3-1
-14.62u
10-25
Moneyline
win %
 COL fav -150 75%
27-9
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
63%
12-7
75%
3-1
+5.11u
27-8
VGK dog +130 49%
17-18
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
47%
8-9
25%
1-3
-1.79u
2-4
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-135/u+105 FD 1.5 o-142/u+112 COL 86%
31-5
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
79%
15-4
75%
3-1
61%
22-14
 1.92 1.17 / 0.75
VGK 89%
31-4
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
88%
15-2
75%
3-1
66%
23-12
 2.00 1.00 / 1.00
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-180/u+140 FD 1.5 o-190/u+148 COL 92%
33-3
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
90%
17-2
100%
4-0
44%
16-20
 2.14 1.36 / 0.78
VGK 91%
32-3
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
100%
17-0
100%
4-0
40%
14-21
 1.69 0.80 / 0.89
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 2.5 o+158/u-210 COL 83%
30-6
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
79%
15-4
50%
2-2
39%
14-22
 1.86 1.36 / 0.50
VGK 86%
30-5
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
88%
15-2
50%
2-2
51%
18-17
 2.03 1.23 / 0.80
Team Comparison '25-26
COLVGK
Record (W-L-OTL)55-16-1139-26-17
Points %73.8%57.9%
Goals for / game3.683.23
Goals against / game2.483.05
Shots for / game33.729.0
Shots against / game26.124.4
Power play %17.1%24.6%
Penalty kill %84.6%81.4%
Faceoff %51.3%50.8%
1st period GF / GA1.17 / 0.740.76 / 0.98
2nd period GF / GA1.18 / 0.881.05 / 1.12
3rd period GF / GA1.24 / 0.721.32 / 0.74
Avg game total6.166.28
Starting Goalies from the box score
20 saves on 25 shots · 5 GA · W
VGK · Carter Hart
34 saves on 39 shots · 5 GA · OTL
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
COL0230390/1
VGK1310250/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
COLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Brock Nelson G 0.5
o+200
 36% 50% 75%3/4 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon G 0.5
o-120
 56% 50% 0%0/4 1 O
Artturi Lehkonen G 0.5
o+220
 31% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Valeri Nichushkin G 0.5
o+210
 21% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Martin Necas G 0.5
o+185
 39% 30% 33%1/3 2 O
Brent Burns G 0.5
o+650
 14% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Samuel Girard G 0.5
o+1200
 10% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Cale Makar G 0.5
o+260
 25% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Parker Kelly G 0.5
o+600
 17% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Gavin Brindley G 0.5
o+475
 21% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog G 0.5
o+175
 14% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Victor Olofsson G 0.5
o+450
 11% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Jack Drury G 0.5
o+600
 11% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Sam Malinski G 0.5
o+1100
 8% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Josh Manson G 0.5
o+1100
 6% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Devon Toews G 0.5
o+700
 3% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Ross Colton G 0.5
o+475
 14% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Joel Kiviranta G 0.5
o+850
 5% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Martin Necas PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+155
 75% 80% 67%2/3 2 O
Cale Makar PTS 0.5
o-240 / u+175
 81% 80% 50%2/4 0 U
Brent Burns PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 53% 70% 33%1/3 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin PTS 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 57% 70% 67%2/3 1 O
Brock Nelson PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 50% 60% 75%3/4 1 O
Nathan MacKinnon PTS 1.5
o-115 / u-115
 56% 60% 25%1/4 3 O
Artturi Lehkonen PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 58% 50% 0%0/3 1 O
Gabriel Landeskog PTS 0.5
o-160 / u+120
 39% 30% 0%0/1 1 O
Devon Toews PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 28% 30% 50%2/4 0 U
Cale Makar A 0.5
o-155 / u+115
 69% 70% 50%2/4 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon A 0.5
o-190 / u+140
 58% 60% 75%3/4 2 O
Martin Necas A 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 47% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Brent Burns A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 39% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin A 0.5
o+185 / u-260
 36% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Devon Toews A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 25% 30% 50%2/4 0 U
Brock Nelson A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 25% 20% 25%1/4 1 O
Gabriel Landeskog A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 28% 20% 0%0/1 1 O
Artturi Lehkonen A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 36% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+120
 78% 90% 67%2/3 2 O
Martin Necas SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 67% 80% 67%2/3 4 O
Brock Nelson SOG 1.5
o-155 / u+115
 58% 70% 75%3/4 3 O
Nathan MacKinnon SOG 3.5
o-165 / u+125
 72% 70% 75%3/4 9 O
Valeri Nichushkin SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 64% 70% 67%2/3 7 O
Devon Toews SOG 1.5
o+115 / u-150
 56% 70% 0%0/4 3 O
Brent Burns SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+105
 67% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-155
 25% 60% 0%0/1 3 O
Cale Makar SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 47% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Scott Wedgewood SV 24.5
o-110 / u-120
 44% 60% 0%0/2 20 U
VGKPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tomas Hertl G 0.5
o+165
 40% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Pavel Dorofeyev G 0.5
o+175
 34% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Mark Stone G 0.5
o+210
 32% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Ivan Barbashev G 0.5
o+350
 29% 30% 25%1/4 1 O
Mitch Marner G 0.5
o+220
 20% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Reilly Smith G 0.5
o+500
 16% 20% 0%0/4 0 U
Colton Sissons G 0.5
o+650
 7% 20% 50%2/4 1 O
Ben Hutton G 0.5
o+900
 14% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Brett Howden G 0.5
o+450
 19% 20% 25%1/4 1 O
Brayden McNabb G 0.5
o+1300
 3% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Noah Hanifin G 0.5
o+550
 8% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Whitecloud G 0.5
o+1400
 3% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Kaedan Korczak G 0.5
o+1300
 9% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Braeden Bowman G 0.5
o+475
 25% 10% — 0 U
Brandon Saad G 0.5
o+575
 3% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Keegan Kolesar G 0.5
o+750
 0% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Jeremy Lauzon G 0.5
o+1500
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Alexander Holtz G 0.5
o+500
 0% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Mark Stone PTS 0.5
o-240 / u+175
 90% 80% 50%1/2 0 U
Mitch Marner PTS 0.5
o-225 / u+165
 63% 70% 100%3/3 1 O
Pavel Dorofeyev PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 54% 70% 25%1/4 0 U
Tomas Hertl PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+110
 57% 60% 67%2/3 1 O
Noah Hanifin PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 36% 50% 33%1/3 2 O
Braeden Bowman PTS 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 50% 40% — 0 U
Mark Stone A 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 74% 70% 50%1/2 0 U
Mitch Marner A 0.5
o-130 / u-105
 57% 60% 67%2/3 1 O
Noah Hanifin A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 28% 40% 33%1/3 2 O
Braeden Bowman A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 35% 40% — 0 U
Tomas Hertl A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 31% 30% 67%2/3 1 O
Pavel Dorofeyev A 0.5
o+220 / u-325
 23% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Mark Stone SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+150
 68% 70% 50%1/2 0 U
Noah Hanifin SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-190
 56% 60% 33%1/3 3 O
Pavel Dorofeyev SOG 2.5
o-135 / u+100
 54% 60% 50%2/4 2 U
Tomas Hertl SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 49% 50% 33%1/3 1 U
Mitch Marner SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+120
 57% 50% 100%3/3 1 U
Carter Hart SV 24.5
o-125 / u-105
 43% — — 34 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 31, 2025 at VGK VGK 2–4 0–10–12–2 6 6.5 U COL
Apr 8, 2025 at COL VGK 2–3 SO 1–01–20–0 5 5.5 U COL
Nov 27, 2024 at COL VGK 1–2 SO 0–01–10–0 3 6.5 U COL
Oct 9, 2024 at VGK VGK 8–4 3–12–23–1 12 6.5 O VGK
Apr 14, 2024 at VGK VGK 4–3 OT 0–20–13–0 7 — VGK
Jan 10, 2024 at COL VGK 0–3 0–10–10–1 3 — COL
Nov 4, 2023 at VGK VGK 7–0 1–03–03–0 7 — VGK
Feb 27, 2023 at COL VGK 0–3 0–10–10–1 3 — COL
Jan 2, 2023 at COL VGK 3–2 1–12–00–1 5 — VGK
Oct 22, 2022 at VGK VGK 2–3 1–10–11–1 5 — COL