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VGK @ COL

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM CT · Playoffs

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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.

Vegas Golden Knights
14-7-1 · Away
4 – 2
FINAL
Colorado Avalanche
8-5-0 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
VGK +140 · COL -170
Puck Line
VGK +1.5 (-185) · COL -1.5 (+140)
Total
O 5.5 (-145) · U (+115)

Graded: total 6 → OVER W · COL -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 VGKo5.5 59%
55-39
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
53%
25-22
50%
3-3
51%
48-46
COLo5.5 55%
50-41
100%
5-0
70%
7-3
57%
26-20
50%
3-3
44%
39-50
Puck Line
cover %
 VGK+1.5 81%
76-18
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
83%
39-8
83%
5-1
-17.42u
40-54
COL-1.5 51%
46-45
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
50%
23-23
17%
1-5
+13.33u
47-42
Moneyline
win %
 VGK dog +140 50%
47-47
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
49%
23-24
33%
2-4
-2.03u
9-12
COL fav -170 69%
63-28
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
67%
31-15
67%
4-2
+7.27u
63-25
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 1.5
 DK 1.5 o-125/u-105 FD 1.5 o-136/u+106 VGK 52%
49-45
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
55%
26-21
33%
2-4
52%
49-45
 1.73 0.80 / 0.94
COL 57%
52-39
80%
4-1
40%
4-6
65%
30-16
33%
2-4
57%
52-39
 1.90 1.13 / 0.77
2nd Period
over 1.5
 DK 1.5 o-175/u+135 FD 1.5 o-176/u+138 VGK 62%
58-36
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
60%
28-19
83%
5-1
59%
55-39
 2.12 1.03 / 1.09
COL 57%
52-39
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
52%
24-22
83%
5-1
47%
43-48
 2.03 1.16 / 0.87
3rd Period
over 1.5
 FD 2.5 o+138/u-176 VGK 64%
60-34
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
62%
29-18
50%
3-3
47%
44-50
 2.12 1.33 / 0.79
COL 67%
61-30
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
70%
32-14
50%
3-3
37%
33-56
 2.05 1.33 / 0.73
Team Comparison '25-26
VGKCOL
Record (W-L-OTL)14-7-18-5-0
Points %65.9%61.5%
Goals for / game3.453.38
Goals against / game2.822.85
Shots for / game26.532.2
Shots against / game29.125.9
Power play %20.3%20.6%
Penalty kill %82.1%80.0%
Faceoff %51.0%50.6%
1st period GF / GA0.82 / 0.860.85 / 0.77
2nd period GF / GA1.14 / 0.640.69 / 0.92
3rd period GF / GA1.32 / 1.271.69 / 1.15
Avg game total6.276.23
Starting Goalies from the box score
VGK · Carter Hart
36 saves on 38 shots · 2 GA · W
24 saves on 27 shots · 3 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
VGK0220281/2
COL0020381/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
VGKPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Brett Howden G 0.5
o+300
 27% 70% 33%2/6 1 O
Pavel Dorofeyev G 0.5
o+185
 36% 50% 33%2/6 1 O
Shea Theodore G 0.5
o+450
 17% 40% 0%0/5 0 U
Mitch Marner G 0.5
o+195
 26% 40% 40%2/5 0 U
Tomas Hertl G 0.5
o+325
 26% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
Cole Smith G 0.5
o+1000
 13% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Brayden McNabb G 0.5
o+1300
 8% 10% 17%1/6 0 U
Nic Dowd G 0.5
o+900
 8% 10% 0%0/4 1 O
Colton Sissons G 0.5
o+750
 10% 10% 50%3/6 0 U
Ivan Barbashev G 0.5
o+350
 27% 10% 33%2/6 0 U
Jack Eichel G 0.5
o+190
 28% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Brandon Saad G 0.5
o+800
 6% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
William Karlsson G 0.5
o+375
 15% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Ben Hutton G 0.5
o+1750
 10% 0% 33%1/3 0 U
Noah Hanifin G 0.5
o+900
 4% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Rasmus Andersson G 0.5
o+750
 18% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Keegan Kolesar G 0.5
o+900
 6% 0% 0%0/6 0 U
Dylan Coghlan G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 0%0/2 1 O
Ivan Barbashev PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 57% 70% 67%4/6 0 U
Brett Howden PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 39% 70% 33%2/6 1 O
Pavel Dorofeyev PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 56% 70% 33%2/6 1 O
Shea Theodore PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 49% 60% 40%2/5 0 U
Mitch Marner PTS 1.5
o+180 / u-240
 32% 50% 40%2/5 1 U
William Karlsson PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 45% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Tomas Hertl PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-165
 50% 40% 80%4/5 1 O
Jack Eichel PTS 1.5
o+160 / u-220
 37% 40% 25%1/4 1 U
Noah Hanifin PTS 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 33% 30% 40%2/5 0 U
Rasmus Andersson PTS 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 41% 30% 50%2/4 1 O
Brayden McNabb PTS 0.5
o+325 / u-500
 19% 20% 33%2/6 0 U
Jack Eichel A 0.5
o-165 / u+120
 58% 70% 25%1/4 1 O
Mitch Marner A 0.5
o-145 / u+110
 53% 70% 80%4/5 1 O
Ivan Barbashev A 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 39% 60% 50%3/6 0 U
Shea Theodore A 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 37% 50% 40%2/5 0 U
William Karlsson A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 30% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Tomas Hertl A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 35% 30% 80%4/5 1 O
Noah Hanifin A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 29% 30% 40%2/5 0 U
Rasmus Andersson A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 28% 30% 25%1/4 1 O
Brett Howden A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 17% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Pavel Dorofeyev A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 27% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Brayden McNabb A 0.5
o+400 / u-650
 11% 10% 17%1/6 0 U
Shea Theodore SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 56% 60% 60%3/5 5 O
Jack Eichel SOG 2.5
o-175 / u+130
 70% 60% 75%3/4 3 O
Brett Howden SOG 1.5
o+130 / u-175
 37% 60% 67%4/6 4 O
Pavel Dorofeyev SOG 2.5
o-130 / u-105
 55% 60% 50%3/6 3 O
Brayden McNabb SOG 1.5
o+150 / u-210
 35% 40% 0%0/6 1 U
William Karlsson SOG 1.5
o-115 / u-115
 55% 40% 33%1/3 1 U
Tomas Hertl SOG 1.5
o-115 / u-115
 63% 40% 60%3/5 1 U
Ivan Barbashev SOG 1.5
o+115 / u-155
 48% 40% 50%3/6 2 O
Noah Hanifin SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 54% 40% 40%2/5 1 U
Rasmus Andersson SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 58% 40% 75%3/4 0 U
Mitch Marner SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-175
 34% 30% 40%2/5 2 U
Dylan Coghlan SOG 1.5
o+135 / u-180
 29% 30% 50%1/2 1 U
Carter Hart SV 27.5
o-125 / u-105
 37% 50% 100%2/2 36 O
COLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nathan MacKinnon G 0.5
o-130
 51% 70% 17%1/6 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog G 0.5
o+180
 23% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Artturi Lehkonen G 0.5
o+260
 27% 40% 20%1/5 0 U
Nicolas Roy G 0.5
o+425
 13% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Parker Kelly G 0.5
o+475
 23% 30% 0%0/6 0 U
Nazem Kadri G 0.5
o+240
 19% 20% 14%1/7 0 U
Brock Nelson G 0.5
o+250
 32% 20% 50%3/6 0 U
Devon Toews G 0.5
o+600
 7% 20% 17%1/6 0 U
Jack Drury G 0.5
o+600
 12% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Sam Malinski G 0.5
o+575
 9% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Brett Kulak G 0.5
o+900
 2% 10% 10%1/10 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin G 0.5
o+325
 16% 10% 40%2/5 1 O
Ross Colton G 0.5
o+525
 13% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Martin Necas G 0.5
o+140
 39% 10% 40%2/5 0 U
Logan O'Connor G 0.5
o+700
 5% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Brent Burns G 0.5
o+1000
 12% 0% 20%1/5 0 U
Josh Manson G 0.5
o+1000
 5% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Jack Ahcan G 0.5
o+2250
 0% 0% — 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 51% 70% 33%1/3 1 O
Nazem Kadri PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 49% 60% 43%3/7 0 U
Nicolas Roy PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 31% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 53% 50% 20%1/5 0 U
Devon Toews PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 33% 50% 50%3/6 1 O
Martin Necas PTS 1.5
o+155 / u-210
 40% 40% 40%2/5 0 U
Sam Malinski PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 39% 40% 17%1/6 0 U
Brent Burns PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 37% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Brock Nelson PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 57% 30% 83%5/6 0 U
Josh Manson PTS 0.5
o+250 / u-375
 32% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Brett Kulak PTS 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 15% 30% 10%1/10 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon PTS 1.5
o-130 / u-105
 47% 30% 33%2/6 1 U
Valeri Nichushkin PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 47% 30% 60%3/5 1 O
Ross Colton PTS 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 30% 30% 0%0/4 1 O
Parker Kelly PTS 0.5
o+260 / u-400
 32% 30% 0%0/6 0 U
Martin Necas A 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 49% 70% 60%3/5 0 U
Nazem Kadri A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 36% 40% 43%3/7 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 32% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon A 0.5
o-210 / u+160
 55% 40% 67%4/6 1 O
Devon Toews A 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 27% 40% 33%2/6 1 O
Brent Burns A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 28% 30% 0%0/5 0 U
Josh Manson A 0.5
o+325 / u-475
 29% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Brett Kulak A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 14% 30% 0%0/10 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 34% 30% 0%0/5 0 U
Nicolas Roy A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 22% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Sam Malinski A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 36% 30% 17%1/6 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin A 0.5
o+250 / u-350
 32% 20% 20%1/5 0 U
Ross Colton A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 18% 20% 0%0/4 1 O
Jack Drury A 0.5
o+475 / u-750
 19% 20% 33%2/6 0 U
Brock Nelson A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 32% 10% 50%3/6 0 U
Parker Kelly A 0.5
o+550 / u-950
 14% 10% 0%0/6 0 U
Josh Manson SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 48% 70% 60%3/5 2 O
Martin Necas SOG 2.5
o-140 / u+105
 54% 70% 40%2/5 3 O
Artturi Lehkonen SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 68% 60% 60%3/5 1 U
Brock Nelson SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 63% 50% 83%5/6 4 O
Ross Colton SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 59% 50% 50%2/4 3 O
Brent Burns SOG 1.5
o-170 / u+130
 63% 40% 60%3/5 2 O
Nazem Kadri SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-125
 51% 40% 57%4/7 5 O
Gabriel Landeskog SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-125
 30% 40% 33%1/3 3 O
Nathan MacKinnon SOG 4.5
o+130 / u-170
 43% 30% 67%4/6 3 U
Valeri Nichushkin SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+105
 54% 30% 80%4/5 3 O
Sam Malinski SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-135
 30% 30% 33%2/6 1 U
Devon Toews SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 47% 20% 33%2/6 2 O
Scott Wedgewood SV 23.5
o-110 / u-120
 54% 70% 0%0/3 24 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Apr 11, 2026 at COL COL 2–3 OT 1–11–10–0 5 6.5 U VGK
Dec 27, 2025 at VGK COL 6–5 SO 0–12–33–1 11 6.5 O COL
Oct 31, 2025 at VGK COL 4–2 1–01–02–2 6 6.5 U COL
Apr 8, 2025 at COL COL 3–2 SO 0–12–10–0 5 5.5 U COL
Nov 27, 2024 at COL COL 2–1 SO 0–01–10–0 3 6.5 U COL
Oct 9, 2024 at VGK COL 4–8 1–32–21–3 12 6.5 O VGK
Apr 14, 2024 at VGK COL 3–4 OT 2–01–00–3 7 — VGK
Jan 10, 2024 at COL COL 3–0 1–01–01–0 3 — COL
Nov 4, 2023 at VGK COL 0–7 0–10–30–3 7 — VGK
Feb 27, 2023 at COL COL 3–0 1–01–01–0 3 — COL