Utah Hockey Club vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 11/30/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Hockey Club (+110) Golden Knights (-130)

The Utah Hockey Club (9-10-3) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights (14-6-2). The moneyline on this contest has Utah at +110 while Vegas is coming in at -130. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Utah Hockey Club were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens in their previous outing. Utah accrued 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. They also had 4 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. The Hockey Club were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the win. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 29 shots they attempted.

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When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Utah Hockey Club have accounted for 60 goals (22nd in hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 69. For the current campaign, they have recorded 21 points and their points percentage is .477. Utah has accumulated 65 power play opportunities and they have added 11 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 16.92%. At even strength, the Hockey Club have allowed the opponent to score 50 goals while earning 49 on offense. Utah has attempted 579 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.4%. The Hockey Club have had 632 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .891. Utah Hockey Club opponents have totaled 84 power play opportunities (2nd in the NHL) and have a total of 19 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jaxson Stauber. Stauber has played in 6 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has an overall record of 5-1-0 and got the start in 6 games. The opposition has scored 17 goals against Stauber in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.81. Stauber has seen 191 shots taken against him and he has 174 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .911 during his 363 minutes played. Over the course of his pro career, Stauber has tallied 4 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .667.

In their last outing, Vegas faced the Flyers in a game where the Golden Knights got the tie by a score of 4-4. They had 1 power play chance in this outing and notched 1 on that attempt. The Golden Knights netted 4 goals of the 30 shots on goal they took.

So far this season, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned 85 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .682. They have allowed 68 goals to be scored by way of 57 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have racked up 68 goals at even strength and 17 goals (6th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have recorded 55 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 30.91%. Vegas has tried 679 shots (5th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 12.52%, while allowing the other team 630 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.60% on their opponents 47 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.2%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Ilya Samsonov in net. The opposition is averaging 2.91 goals per contest and he has allowed 469 goals altogether. Samsonov's quality start percentage sits at 49.7% and he has 83 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 167 games and has played for a total of 9,661 minutes. Samsonov has compiled a career mark of 107-41-22 and has participated in 179 games. He is sitting with 4,395 stops out of the 4,864 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .904.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Utah (+110)

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