Analyst Backs Under 6.5 Goals in Ducks-Golden Knights Game 5 as Series Hits 2-2

14 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 12

Game 5 between Anaheim and Vegas is the focus of an under-6.5 goals recommendation, with the series tied 2-2 and the winner of a 2-2 NHL series historically taking it about 82% of the time.
Vegas home playoff trends underpin the pick: only one of the Golden Knights' five home postseason games has gone over 6.5, despite the last two games in this series producing at least seven goals.
Projected goalies Lukas Dostal and Carter Hart have both been beatable this postseason—Dostal has allowed 29 goals on 231 shots, while Hart has given up 27 but stopped 283 for about a .910 save rate.
Anaheim enters as a surprise playoff team after a 43-33-6 regular season and a first-round upset of Edmonton, while Pacific Division winner Vegas advanced past Utah in six games with two overtime wins.
The betting view is that the stakes of a pivotal Game 5 should force a more cautious, tighter-checking game than the recent higher-scoring contests.

Can Anaheim's potent young offense overcome their goalie's statistical flaws to stun the veteran Golden Knights in Las Vegas?

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