Free NHL Picks Today: Vegas Golden Knights vs Vancouver Canucks 11/26/22

Free NHL Picks Today: Vegas Golden Knights vs Vancouver Canucks 11/26/22
Sat 26th November 2022

The Vancouver Canucks (+150) travel to face the Vegas Golden Knights (-180) at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. The total is 6.5 (O: -115, U: -105)Vancouver (7-10-3) is coming off a 4-3 win over the Avalanche on Wednesday. The Canucks committed five penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals.

Four players found the net for the Canucks. Spencer Martin had 33 saves in the win. Vegas (16-5-1) is playing the second of a back-to-back after suffering a 4-2 loss against the Kraken yesterday.

Nicolas Roy and Phil Kessel both scored once for the Golden Knights. Shea Theodore had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Adin Hill saved only 24 of 28 shots against (.857%) in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Golden Knights won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-4 victory on November 21. Alex Pietrangelo led Vegas with three points (1G 2A). Andrei Kuzmenko (1G 1A) and Quinn Hughes (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Vancouver. Logan Thompson got the win despite saving only 25 of 29 shots (.862%).

FACING OFF

Vancouver is averaging 3.50 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing just 2.55 goals a game (3rd). Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.59 times a game on average, fifth in the league, and will be looking to exploit the Canucks’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score 3.90 goals per game (30th).

The Canucks’ 27.14% power play percentage is the fifth-best in the league, while the Golden Knights rank 18th with a conversion rate of 20.63%. While efficient on the power play, Vancouver has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s lowest PK% at 65.67%. Vegas’ 77.36% ranks 21st in the NHL.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat have been the top skaters for the Canucks this season with 24 and 22 points. Horvat leads the league with 16 goals. In the net, Martin (5-1-1) is Vancouver’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.42 GAA and a .901% save percentage.

Thatcher Demko (2-9-2) leads the Canucks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.88 and a save percentage of .883%.Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 26 points.

He has 11 goals and 15 assists. Thompson (11-3-0) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 2.30, fifth-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .925%, also fifth-best.

HOME AND AWAY

Vancouver is 4-6-2 on the road this season. Vegas is 7-4-0 at T-Mobile Arena this season. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights are 1-0 without a day off and 1-0 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Canucks are 0-1 with a rest advantage.

SportsTips’ NHL Pick:

Over 6.5 Goals (-115)

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