The Wild and Golden Knights will get their series started tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET. Vegas is a -225 home Moneyline favorite and the game total is set at O/U 5.5 goals on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Below, I’ve crafted a three-leg NHL Same Game Parlay (SGP) carrying +210 odds for tonight’s Game 1 matchup. Read below for my picks and full breakdown.
Golden Knights vs. Wild
Same Game Parlay (SGP) Odds: +210
As you can see, the SGP is fairly simple.
The Golden Knights are -230 favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook to win the series and -225 Moneyline favorites for Game 1. Vegas ranked second in power play percentage, fifth in goals per game and seventh in 5v5 goal percentage. The Wild fielded the third-worst penalty kill unit and ranked just 21st in 5v5 goal percentage. Vegas’ experience and ability to win in multiple ways on top of the fact that it is playing in front of the home crowd is enough for me.
If Vegas is winning, we can assume that Jack Eichel had something to do with it. His -225 price tag for one point suggests that he is in for a productive series against the Wild. Nonetheless, he has cleared this line in 56 of 77 total games and 28 of 38 home games this season. Eichel also tallied five points in just two games against Minnesota this season. Having averaged a healthy 1.13 points per game throughout his postseason career, I doubt he slows down against an inexperienced Minnesota squad.
Let’s flip sides to the Wild, Joel Eriksson Ek stands out. He has been Minnesota’s silent assassin for years now and stepped up while Kirill Kaprizov was sidelined. We’re only focusing on his shots prop, however. This feels like great value at -140 to get the SGP above +200 odds. Vegas plays fundamental hockey and doesn’t allow easy shots. This should lead to Eriksson Ek finding openings with the primary focus on Kaprizov. He has cleared this line in 29 of 46 games this season and found his groove over the final 20 games, averaging over 3.5 shots per game. Eriksson Ek logged the third-most time on ice among Wild forwards and excels at creating rebound shots, one major weakness of the Golden Knights.
