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Neil Parker<\/a> 16+ years betting experience<\/p>\n \n Updated: \u2022 4 min read<\/p>\n Despite Carter Hart’s best efforts, Colorado takes Game 2 to even the series.<\/p>\n Photo By – Reuters Connect. Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart (79) makes a save.<\/p>\n Vegas stole home-ice advantage with a 4-2 win in Game 1, but can they make it two straight over the Avs?\u00a0<\/p>\n Our featured Golden Knights vs. Avalanche predictions and NHL picks<\/a> for Friday, May 22 predict a bounce-back win for Colorado, forecasting a heavily targeted, high-shot-volume night for Vegas starter Carter Hart.<\/p>\n UPDATE: Added prediction who will win & goal scorer pick.<\/p>\n Golden Knights vs Avalanche prediction tonight Colorado Avalanche: This has all the makings of a back-and-forth series, and Colorado finished Game 1 with a 59.3 Corsi For percentage and 63.6 expected goals percentage<\/a> at five-on-five.<\/p>\n Additionally, Vegas goalie Carter Hart recorded 2.44 goals saved above expected Wednesday, which will prove to be an unsustainably level of play as the series progresses.<\/p>\n Golden Knights vs Avalanche Best bet: Carter Hart Over 28.5 saves (-125)<\/p>\n Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> No. 1 Carter Hart<\/a> is turning in a solid postseason with a tidy .918 save percentage, and while he isn\u2019t going to pile up 2.44 goals saved above expected<\/a> nightly as he did in Game 1, Hart just needs to make the saves he should to hit this Over.<\/p>\n The Colorado Avalanche<\/a> led the way in shots per game (33.7) during the regular season, and the Avs are leading the postseason in both shots per 60 minutes overall and at 5-on-5.<\/p>\n So, with Colorado facing an 0-1 series deficit, I\u2019m anticipating the Avalanche picking up where they left off after piling up an eye-popping 38 shots in Game 1.<\/p>\n Enjoying Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account The Avalanche dominated 5-on-5 play in Game 1 with a 59.3 Corsi For percentage and 63.6 expected goals percentage, and linemates Nazem Kadri<\/a>, Valeri Nichushkin<\/a>, and Ross Colton<\/a> combined for respective 66.8% and 80.7% marks.<\/p>\n Nichushkin scored in the series opener to climb to 34 points across his past 47 postseason games, and Kadri has recorded 40 points through his past 43 playoff contests, so I like this duo to have a say again in Game 2.<\/p>\n Golden Knights vs Avalanche SGP<\/p>\n Avalanche moneyline Golden Knights vs Avalanche Game 2 goal scorer pick Vegas center Jack Eichel<\/a> paced the team in individual expected goals (1.38) in Game 1, and he\u2019s now up to 4.38 ixG and 11 high-danger scoring chances<\/a> during his 10-game goal drought. Additionally, his 2.6 shooting percentage during the 2026 playoffs is way below his 10.2% mark across 690 regular-season games.<\/p>\n Golden Knights vs Avalanche odds tonight<\/p>\n Moneyline: Vegas +155 | Colorado -190 Golden Knights vs Avalanche trend<\/p>\n
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\nMay 22, 2026 , 05:05 PM ET<\/p>\n
\nWho will win Golden Knights vs Avalanche Game 2?<\/p>\n![\"Add](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779496809_939_google-preferred-source-badge.png\"){kind=icon}
<\/a>Golden Knights vs Avalanche same-game parlay<\/p>\n
\nNazem Kadri Over 0.5 points
\nValeri Nichushkin Over 0.5 points<\/p>\n
\nJack Eichel (+220)<\/p>\n
\nPuck Line: Vegas +1.5 (-165) | Colorado -1.5 (+135)
\nOver\/Under: Over 6.5 (+110) | Under 6.5 (-135)<\/p>\n