Golden Knights vs Penguins Odds: Cross Conference Clash
Golden Knights Skate to Steel City for Battle With Penguins
The Calendar turns to December in the National Hockey League
And leading off Thursday night’s massive slate of action, we have the hot Vegas Golden Knights heading out east to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Let’s analyze this Cross-Conference showdown with a Betting Preview on the Golden Knights vs Penguins Odds for Thursday night’s contest.
Vegas Golden Knights (17-6-1, 35 points) at Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-4, 26 points)
Date, time (TV):
Location: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Streaky Times in the Steel City
The Pittsburgh Penguins look to snap a brief two-game losing skid on Thursday as the Vegas Golden Knights head into town.
On Tuesday night, the Pens lost 3-2 in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes in a game where Pittsburgh was outshot for the fourth time in the last five contests and despite taking an early first period lead thanks to captain Sidney Crosby scoring his 12th goal of the season, the Penguins just couldn’t keep a consistent pace to put away Carolina, with the Hurricanes scoring twice in the second period, and after a Jake Guentzel goal with less than two minutes left in regulation to tie the contest.
Canes speedster Brett Pesce scored his second goal of the season to give the road team the victory and two points. Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 36 saves on 39 shots faced despite the losing effort.
Pittsburgh is still in solid shape, winning five of their last seven games, and would get a great boost of confidence if they can beat the Pacific Division leaders on Thursday night at home.
One notable absence from the lineup will be veteran defenseman Kris Letang, who suffered a stroke on Monday and is out indefinitely.
The 35-year old Montreal native is not experiencing any lasting effects from the stroke and will continue to undergo a series of tests over the next week. Letang suffered a stroke back in 2014, causing him to miss two months of action. His condition is not believed to be career threatening.
Golden Knights Shining Bright
The Vegas Golden Knights are sitting atop a crowded Pacific Division right now, with short NHL odds to win the Western Conference and Stanley Cup at most sportsbooks.
On Monday, the Golden Knights outlasted the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 3-2, with the game going past overtime and into a shootout that took 14 rounds and seven skaters to shoot before centerman Paul Cotter slid one past Columbus goaltender Daniil Tarasov to secure the 17th victory of the season for Vegas.
Forwards William Karlsson and William Carrier scored late first period goals to give the Golden Knights a two-goal lead before Johnny Gaudreau scored in the second period and Boone Jenner scored in the third period to give the Blue Jackets a comeback and force overtime.
Golden Knights vs Penguins Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Pittsburgh Penguins odds to win as short favorites against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night priced in the range around -115 to -120.
This is the 23rd game this season where Pittsburgh has been favored, with the Penguins posting a 9-9-4 record in their first 22 games in that role. For Vegas, it’s just their fourth game of the season as an underdog, with the Golden Knights winning two of their first three games when lined at plus money.
Vegas has lost five of their last seven meetings on the road against Pittsburgh, despite currently running a nine-game winning streak against Eastern Conference opponents.
The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -110 to -120. Vegas has a 9-14-1 record in totals this season
The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -110 to -120. Vegas has a 9-14-1 record in totals this season, with the Over cashing in eight of the Golden Knights’ first 12 road games thus far. For Pittsburgh, they are 11-12 in totals this year, with three of the last four home games going Under the number.
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