{"id":305949,"date":"2026-05-08T12:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305949\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:50:08","slug":"golden-knights-vs-ducks-prediction-odds-best-prop-bet-for-nhl-playoffs-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305949\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Knights vs. Ducks Prediction, Odds, Best Prop Bet for NHL Playoffs Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">The Anaheim Ducks stole Game 2 to bring their Western Conference Semifinals series against the Vegas Golden Knights back to California tied at one game apiece.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">Anaheim outplayed Vegas in Game 1, but it was the Golden Knights who came away with a 3-1 win. The Ducks kept pushing in Game 2, though, and got a 3-1 victory of their own.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7n\">Who will take a 2-1 series lead on Friday night?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7q\">Here are the odds, starting goalies, how to watch, and predictions for Golden Knights vs. Ducks in Game 3 on Friday, May 8.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights vs. Ducks Odds, Puck Line and Total<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">Puck Line<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights +1.5 (-270)Ducks -1.5 (+195)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"85\">Moneyline<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights -112Ducks -108<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8b\">Total<\/p>\n<p>5.5 (Over -135\/Under +114)Golden Knights vs. Ducks Starting GoaliesGolden Knights: Carter Hart (5-4, 2.32 GAA, .912 SV%)Ducks: Lukas Dostal (5-2, 3.22 GAA, .886 SV%)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8n\">Both of these goalies have started every game for their team in this postseason, and it\u2019d be surprising if that changed now.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights vs. Ducks How to WatchDate: Friday, May 8Time: 9:30 p.m. ETVenue: Honda CenterHow to Watch (TV): TNT, truTV, HBO MaxGolden Knights record: 5-3Ducks record: 5-3Golden Knights vs. Ducks Best NHL Prop BetsDucks Best NHL Prop BetLeo Carlsson OVER 3.5 Shots on Goal (+114)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"95\">Leo Carlsson has been pretty consistent with shooting the puck in the playoffs. In eight playoff games, he has exactly four shots on goal in six of them, and he had 10 shots on goal in his playoff debut against the Oilers. He only had two shots on goal in Game 6 against Edmonton, but has been back to his normal self this series.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"98\">Carlsson had four shots on goal on seven shot attempts in Game 1, and four shots on goal on six shot attempts in Game 2.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">Dating back to the regular season, Carlsson has gone OVER 3.5 SOG in 9 of his last 10 and 13 of his last 17 contests.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights vs. Ducks Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9h\">The Ducks stealing a game in Vegas wasn\u2019t exactly expected. Anaheim is just 21-23-2 on the road this season, playing much better at home with a 27-13-4 record at Honda Center.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9k\">The Golden Knights have also struggled on the road at 21-15-8 this season, and it lost Game 3 in Utah last series.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9n\">We cashed in on the Ducks as road underdogs in Game 2, and I\u2019m going back to them as slight home underdogs in Game 3.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9q\">Pick: Ducks -108<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9v\">Unlock $100 in bonus bets \u2014 all without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promos\/draftkings-promo-code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">promo code for DraftKings<\/a>. Sign up and place a $5 bet and you will receive <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$100 in bonus bets <\/a>no matter what. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9y\">Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-31\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a1\">If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Anaheim Ducks stole Game 2 to bring their Western Conference Semifinals series against the Vegas Golden Knights&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-305949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}