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COL @ VGK

Sunday, May 24, 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.

Colorado Avalanche
8-5-0 · Away
3 – 5
FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights
14-7-1 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
COL -150 · VGK +130
Puck Line
COL -1.5 (+160) · VGK +1.5 (-210)
Total
O 5.5 (-145) · U (+115)

Graded: total 8 → OVER W · VGK +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 COLo5.5 55%
51-42
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
53%
24-21
50%
4-4
44%
40-51
VGKo5.5 58%
56-40
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
64%
30-17
50%
4-4
51%
49-47
Puck Line
cover %
 COL-1.5 50%
46-47
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
51%
23-22
13%
1-7
+11.33u
47-44
VGK+1.5 81%
78-18
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
79%
37-10
88%
7-1
-16.34u
42-54
Moneyline
win %
 COL fav -150 68%
63-30
40%
2-3
70%
7-3
71%
32-13
50%
4-4
+5.27u
63-27
VGK dog +130 51%
49-47
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
51%
24-23
50%
4-4
+0.77u
11-12
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 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-125/u-105 FD 1.5 o-128/u+100 COL 27%
25-68
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
22%
10-35
13%
1-7
56%
52-41
 1.87 1.12 / 0.75
VGK 22%
21-75
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
21%
10-37
13%
1-7
51%
49-47
 1.71 0.78 / 0.93
2nd Period
over 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-180/u+140 FD 1.5 o-168/u+130 COL 26%
24-69
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
27%
12-33
38%
3-5
47%
44-49
 2.01 1.14 / 0.87
VGK 33%
32-64
0%
0-5
10%
1-9
32%
15-32
38%
3-5
58%
56-40
 2.09 1.03 / 1.06
3rd Period
over 2.5
 FD 2.5 o+138/u-174 COL 33%
31-62
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
36%
16-29
63%
5-3
39%
35-56
 2.09 1.32 / 0.76
VGK 40%
38-58
40%
2-3
70%
7-3
45%
21-26
63%
5-3
48%
46-50
 2.15 1.35 / 0.79
Team Comparison '25-26
COLVGK
Record (W-L-OTL)8-5-014-7-1
Points %61.5%65.9%
Goals for / game3.383.45
Goals against / game2.852.82
Shots for / game32.226.5
Shots against / game25.929.1
Power play %20.6%20.3%
Penalty kill %80.0%82.1%
Faceoff %50.6%51.0%
1st period GF / GA0.85 / 0.770.82 / 0.86
2nd period GF / GA0.69 / 0.921.14 / 0.64
3rd period GF / GA1.69 / 1.151.32 / 1.27
Avg game total6.236.27
Starting Goalies from the box score
18 saves on 22 shots · 4 GA · L
VGK · Carter Hart
32 saves on 35 shots · 3 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
COL3000350/4
VGK0320231/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
COLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nathan MacKinnon G 0.5
o-105
 50% 60% 13%1/8 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog G 0.5
o+210
 24% 40% 20%1/5 1 O
Artturi Lehkonen G 0.5
o+325
 27% 30% 14%1/7 0 U
Nicolas Roy G 0.5
o+550
 13% 30% 0%0/5 0 U
Cale Makar G 0.5
o+350
 24% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Nazem Kadri G 0.5
o+260
 18% 20% 11%1/9 1 O
Brock Nelson G 0.5
o+300
 32% 20% 38%3/8 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin G 0.5
o+350
 17% 20% 43%3/7 0 U
Devon Toews G 0.5
o+650
 6% 20% 13%1/8 0 U
Ross Colton G 0.5
o+575
 13% 20% 17%1/6 0 U
Parker Kelly G 0.5
o+500
 23% 20% 0%0/8 0 U
Jack Drury G 0.5
o+500
 12% 20% 0%0/8 1 O
Brett Kulak G 0.5
o+1200
 2% 10% 8%1/12 0 U
Martin Necas G 0.5
o+155
 38% 10% 29%2/7 0 U
Sam Malinski G 0.5
o+800
 9% 10% 0%0/8 0 U
Brent Burns G 0.5
o+1000
 12% 0% 14%1/7 0 U
Josh Manson G 0.5
o+1200
 5% 0% 0%0/7 0 U
Logan O'Connor G 0.5
o+800
 4% 0% 0%0/6 0 U
Nazem Kadri PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 49% 70% 44%4/9 1 O
Gabriel Landeskog PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 51% 70% 40%2/5 1 O
Devon Toews PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 33% 60% 50%4/8 2 O
Nicolas Roy PTS 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 31% 60% 20%1/5 0 U
Martin Necas PTS 0.5
o-250 / u+180
 70% 60% 57%4/7 1 O
Ross Colton PTS 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 32% 50% 33%2/6 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-135
 52% 40% 14%1/7 0 U
Cale Makar PTS 0.5
o-195 / u+145
 67% 40% 40%2/5 0 U
Brent Burns PTS 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 38% 30% 29%2/7 0 U
Brock Nelson PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 55% 30% 63%5/8 0 U
Brett Kulak PTS 0.5
o+250 / u-375
 15% 30% 8%1/12 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon PTS 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 46% 30% 25%2/8 1 U
Valeri Nichushkin PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 47% 30% 57%4/7 0 U
Josh Manson PTS 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 31% 20% 14%1/7 1 O
Parker Kelly PTS 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 31% 20% 0%0/8 1 O
Sam Malinski PTS 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 39% 20% 13%1/8 0 U
Martin Necas A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 48% 60% 43%3/7 1 O
Nazem Kadri A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 36% 50% 44%4/9 0 U
Devon Toews A 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 28% 50% 38%3/8 2 O
Gabriel Landeskog A 0.5
o+145 / u-190
 31% 40% 20%1/5 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon A 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 55% 40% 63%5/8 1 O
Brent Burns A 0.5
o+250 / u-350
 28% 30% 14%1/7 0 U
Brett Kulak A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 14% 30% 0%0/12 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 33% 30% 0%0/7 0 U
Nicolas Roy A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 21% 30% 20%1/5 0 U
Josh Manson A 0.5
o+325 / u-500
 28% 20% 14%1/7 1 O
Cale Makar A 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 55% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Sam Malinski A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 35% 20% 13%1/8 0 U
Brock Nelson A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 32% 10% 38%3/8 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 31% 10% 14%1/7 0 U
Parker Kelly A 0.5
o+550 / u-950
 14% 10% 0%0/8 1 O
Josh Manson SOG 1.5
o+120 / u-165
 49% 80% 71%5/7 0 U
Martin Necas SOG 2.5
o-125 / u-105
 54% 70% 43%3/7 2 U
Cale Makar SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-135
 45% 70% 20%1/5 3 O
Sam Malinski SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+125
 62% 70% 50%4/8 2 O
Brent Burns SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 63% 60% 71%5/7 2 O
Brock Nelson SOG 1.5
o-170 / u+125
 63% 60% 75%6/8 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 67% 60% 57%4/7 1 U
Nathan MacKinnon SOG 3.5
o-145 / u-110
 64% 60% 63%5/8 5 O
Ross Colton SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 59% 60% 50%3/6 1 U
Nazem Kadri SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-125
 51% 50% 56%5/9 3 O
Gabriel Landeskog SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-140
 32% 50% 60%3/5 6 O
Valeri Nichushkin SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 55% 50% 86%6/7 2 O
Devon Toews SOG 1.5
o+140 / u-190
 48% 30% 50%4/8 2 O
Scott Wedgewood SV 23.5
o-130 / u-105
 54% 70% 20%1/5 18 U
VGKPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Brett Howden G 0.5
o+275
 28% 70% 38%3/8 1 O
Pavel Dorofeyev G 0.5
o+175
 37% 50% 38%3/8 0 U
Mitch Marner G 0.5
o+195
 25% 40% 29%2/7 0 U
Mark Stone G 0.5
o+240
 38% 30% 50%2/4 1 O
Shea Theodore G 0.5
o+450
 17% 30% 0%0/7 0 U
Tomas Hertl G 0.5
o+325
 25% 20% 14%1/7 1 O
Ivan Barbashev G 0.5
o+300
 27% 20% 38%3/8 0 U
Brayden McNabb G 0.5
o+1200
 8% 10% 13%1/8 0 U
Nic Dowd G 0.5
o+700
 9% 10% 17%1/6 0 U
Colton Sissons G 0.5
o+700
 10% 10% 38%3/8 0 U
Jack Eichel G 0.5
o+175
 28% 10% 33%2/6 0 U
Dylan Coghlan G 0.5
o+1300
 11% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Cole Smith G 0.5
o+900
 13% 10% 0%0/8 0 U
William Karlsson G 0.5
o+350
 14% 0% 20%1/5 1 O
Noah Hanifin G 0.5
o+850
 4% 0% 0%0/7 0 U
Rasmus Andersson G 0.5
o+650
 18% 0% 17%1/6 0 U
Keegan Kolesar G 0.5
o+900
 6% 0% 0%0/8 1 O
Kaedan Korczak G 0.5
o+2250
 3% 0% 0%0/6 0 U
Pavel Dorofeyev PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 57% 80% 50%4/8 0 U
Mark Stone PTS 0.5
o-130 / u-105
 73% 70% 50%2/4 2 O
Brett Howden PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 39% 70% 38%3/8 1 O
Ivan Barbashev PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 57% 60% 63%5/8 0 U
Tomas Hertl PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 50% 50% 71%5/7 2 O
Shea Theodore PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-125
 48% 50% 29%2/7 1 O
Rasmus Andersson PTS 0.5
o+170 / u-240
 42% 50% 67%4/6 0 U
Mitch Marner PTS 1.5
o+165 / u-225
 32% 50% 29%2/7 2 O
William Karlsson PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 41% 40% 20%1/5 2 O
Jack Eichel PTS 1.5
o+145 / u-195
 38% 40% 33%2/6 0 U
Noah Hanifin PTS 0.5
o+185 / u-260
 32% 20% 29%2/7 0 U
Jack Eichel A 0.5
o-170 / u+130
 59% 80% 50%3/6 0 U
Mitch Marner A 0.5
o-160 / u+120
 53% 70% 71%5/7 2 O
Shea Theodore A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 36% 50% 29%2/7 1 O
Ivan Barbashev A 0.5
o+170 / u-240
 40% 50% 50%4/8 0 U
Rasmus Andersson A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 30% 50% 50%3/6 0 U
Mark Stone A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 48% 40% 25%1/4 1 O
William Karlsson A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 27% 40% 0%0/5 1 O
Tomas Hertl A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 35% 40% 71%5/7 1 O
Pavel Dorofeyev A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 27% 30% 13%1/8 0 U
Noah Hanifin A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 28% 20% 29%2/7 0 U
Brett Howden A 0.5
o+260 / u-400
 17% 10% 0%0/8 0 U
Mark Stone SOG 1.5
o-130 / u-105
 65% 60% 50%2/4 3 O
Shea Theodore SOG 1.5
o-150 / u+115
 56% 60% 57%4/7 0 U
Ivan Barbashev SOG 1.5
o+120 / u-160
 49% 60% 63%5/8 0 U
Jack Eichel SOG 2.5
o-175 / u+130
 69% 50% 67%4/6 1 U
Brett Howden SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 38% 50% 63%5/8 2 O
Pavel Dorofeyev SOG 2.5
o-140 / u+105
 55% 50% 50%4/8 3 O
William Karlsson SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-120
 55% 40% 40%2/5 2 O
Mitch Marner SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-190
 35% 40% 43%3/7 2 U
Tomas Hertl SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 62% 30% 43%3/7 3 O
Noah Hanifin SOG 1.5
o+125 / u-165
 53% 30% 29%2/7 2 O
Rasmus Andersson SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 57% 30% 50%3/6 0 U
Carter Hart SV 28.5
o-105 / u-125
 38% 70% 100%4/4 32 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
May 22, 2026 at COL VGK 3–1 0–10–03–0 4 5.5 U VGK
May 20, 2026 at COL VGK 4–2 0–02–02–2 6 5.5 O VGK
Apr 11, 2026 at COL VGK 3–2 OT 1–11–10–0 5 6.5 U VGK
Dec 27, 2025 at VGK VGK 5–6 SO 1–03–21–3 11 6.5 O COL
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