The Vegas Golden Knights are 43-20-8 and are first in the Pacific Division. They have won four in a row and are coming off a 5-1 road win against the Minnesota Wild, The Blackhawks are 21-42-9 and are eighth in the Central Division, They are coming off a 5-3 home loss against the New Jersey Devils. They have split their two games this season. Vegas is fourth in the sport with 3.39 goals per game this season. On the defensive end, they are sixth with 2.65 goals allowed per game. The Blackhawks are 25th place with 2.71 goals per game. As bad as the offense is, the defense is worse, ranking 30th with 3.57 goals allowed per game. Vegas is allowing 1.75 goals in their last four games while Chicago is giving up 4.4 goals in their last five games. Vegas is second in the NHL against the puckline at 43-28, while Chicago is just 37-35. Vegas has the fourth-best goals-for average and the eighth-best goals-against, while Chicago is 25th in goals-for and 31st (next to last) in goals-against. Vegas has won four of its last five games, and 13 of the last 20 head-to-head games with the Blackhawks. Chicago has lost eight of its last nine and their last seven against the Western Conference.

Play on Vegas minus 1.5 goals. This is a 3% play.