Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights - 6/10/21 NHL Picks and Prediction

The Colorado Avalanche will head on the road to face the Vegas Golden Knights for game 6 of their round 2 series in the NHL playoffs. The Golden Knights have won the last three games to take a 3-2 series lead.

The Avalanche squandered a two-goal lead in the third period, ultimately losing in overtime last time out. They managed to outshoot the Golden Knights 30-25 but lost the momentum at the end of the game. Brandon Saad and Joonas Donskoi both scored in the game; Saad ranks second on the team with 7 playoff goals. Nathan MacKinnon leads the team with 8 goals and 13 points in the postseason. Philipp Grubauer allowed 3 goals in the final 20 minutes of their last game, ruining what was a great performance through two periods. He has allowed 2.33 goals per game in the postseason but has allowed 8 goals in his last two games. Colorado ranks third in the NHL with 3.25 goals per game on the road in the playoffs.   

The Golden Knights avoided defeat with a late rally in game 5, taking control of the series. Mark Stone, Alex Tuch and Jonathan Marchessault all scored, with Stone netting the game-winner in overtime. Marchessault and Stone lead the team with 6 and 5 goals respectively this postseason. William Karlson had an assist in the last game and leads the team with 10 playoff points. Marc-Andre Fleury got the start in net and stopped 28 of 30 shots faced. He has allowed 1.81 goals per game in 7 postseason starts. Vegas ranks second among playoff teams with 1.83 goals allowed per game at home. They have also outshot those opponents by 14.2 per game.

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