Total of the Month NHL
(NHL) Golden Knights (VGS) vs. Avalanche (COL),
Total: 6.50 | -115.00 Over
Result: Loss
#29/30 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights, Wednesday at 10 PM ET - Colorado's last home game was a 5-2 loss and that was the 10th time in 12 games that a Colorado home game totaled at least 7 goals!  We don't see this strong trend ending anytime soon and certainly not tonight.  The Avalanche enter this game off an 8-2 loss following a 7-4 win!  Yes, each of Colorado's last two games reached double digits in goals.  Speaking of wildly high-scoring games like that, the only meeting so far this season between these teams was an 8-4 Vegas win in the season opener for the Avalanche!  Last season 2 of the 3 meetings between these teams reached at least the 7 goal mark as well.  This season these are two of the top power plays in the league and also two of the worst penalty killing teams!  In other words, seeing some goals from the special teams is highly likely to boost this one as well.  Vegas enters this one off B2B high-scoring wins and the Golden Knights are one of the highest scoring teams in the league.  Colorado is averaging 3.5 goals scored per game at home this season.  The goaltending has been a little better of late for the Avalanche but it has still been spotty and facing one of the tougher teams in the league to defend will not help matters tonight.  Annunen has struggled between the pipes and though Georgiev has improved recently he now has stumbled in back to back appearances with 7 goals allowed in a game and a half ice time.  That half game was in relief of Annunen Monday and he struggled.  Vegas will pressure the Avalanche plenty in this one and should score very well but Colorado at home also should be up to the task to match them with plenty of scoring of their own on home ice where they play with extra confidence in the offensive zone.  Given numbers like the above it comes as no surprise that our computer math model is showing the highest probability here for a range of 7 to 8 goals with 4-3 or 5-3 the most highly probable outcomes as each club is likely to reach the 3-goal mark here.  Look for at least 7 goals in this one!  Over is the play Wednesday in Colorado.