Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/20/26

Game 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche is finally here, and we are here to get you set with our expert Golden Knights vs. Avalanche prediction. Colorado ran through the regular season, and continue to do so in these playoffs with an 8-1 record. Can they keep up their domination in the Western Conference Finals?

On home ice in front of an electric Avalanche faithful, Colorado should be set up well for success. They have done extremely well on home ice, where they are undefeated in the playoffs (5-0), and have not needed to travel since May 11th. They have also have one more day of game rest over Vegas. In Game 1-3 of each series thus far, Vegas has accumulated a record of 3-3.  This reflects a type of inconsistency we have seen from them since October. There will be no room for inconsistent play against these Avalanche, especially on the road. Colorado has an excellent opportunity to jump on them quick and continue their recent success against Vegas (4-0-1 since November of 2024). Vegas are all but confirmed to be missing captain Mark Stone and Jeremy Lauzon for this game, which will be a major detriment. Colorado could be missing star Cale Makar, but regardless of his status, Colorado is an extremely deep team that can carry the load left behind. This will be a fun one, and for our Golden Knights vs. Avalanche prediction, we expect Colorado to have this said and done in regulation.

Golden Knights vs. Avalanche prediction: Colorado Avalanche 3-way ML (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to (-145).

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