Golden Knights vs Mammoth Prediction, Prop Picks, Parlay & Odds for Game 6

• The Vegas Golden Knights are -115 road favorites to eliminate the Utah Mammoth in Game 6 of their Round 1 series
• Utah has had a third-period lead in every loss of this series
• See my Mammoth vs Golden Knights prediction, updated odds, prop picks and a +850 SGP for Game 6

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Back-to-back OT victories have the Vegas Golden Knights in position to close out their Round 1 series with a road win in Game 6 against the Utah Mammoth.

In an especially tight series, the books are also keeping track, setting the Golden Knights as slight road favorites in the NHL odds to put this series on ice.

Puck drop is set for Friday night at 10pm ET from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, with ESPN providing the broadcast coverage.

Read below as I share my prediction, updated odds, props and a 3-legged SGP paying out at +850 odds.

Golden Knights vs Mammoth Prediction

• Pick: Over 5.5 goals (-122 at DraftKings)

If Utah does in fact get eliminated on home ice, they’ll only have themselves to blame. In all three of Vegas’ wins this series, the Mammoth have held a third period lead and failed to seal the deal.

Game 5 was no different, as Dylan Guenther and Michael Carcone markers staked Utah to a 4-3 lead with eight minutes to play. But a last-minute goal from Pavel Dorofeyev (to complete the hat-trick, no less) tied it, before Brett Howden’s short-handed goal in double OT ended it in a 5-4 Vegas win.

The Golden Knights’ resilience has been on full display in this series, and their franchise pedigree in being in so many big games has helped them weather most storms in this series.

There have been 29 teams in NHL history that have trailed in the third period of each of the first five games of a playoff series. This year’s Golden Knights are the first such team to lead the series through five games.

I’m surprised the books have dropped this total down to 5.5 goals for Game 6, but now is the time to take advantage of this number.

The Golden Knights and Mammoth have cruised by this total in four of the five games in this series, and there doesn’t look to be much relief in sight.

They are two of the Top 5 scoring teams in the playoffs, and they’re also Top 5 in goals allowed in the postseason.

Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka has a 2.98 GAA in the series, and a save percentage of .890, while Carter Hart is at 3.02 GAA and an .888 save percentage for the Golden Knights. I expect the goals to continue to flow in Game 6.

Golden Knights vs Mammoth Player Prop Picks

• Pavel Dorofeyev – Anytime Goalscorer (+230 at bet365): He’s scored just one goal against the Mammoth in six regular season games, but Pavel Dorofeyev has now tallied in back-to-back games (4 total goals) to put Vegas in pole position. The kid can streak score, as he’s gone three straight games with a goal on two occasions this season.

• Dylan Guenther – Anytime Goalscorer (+150 at bet365): Utah’s leading goal scorer is doing what he can, and Utah has just come up short. Guenther has three goals in four games, and his tally in Game 5 brought Utah to even at 3-3 in the third period. I think Guenther is locked in and will find a way to contribute in the biggest game of Utah’s season.

Mammoth vs Golden Knights Same Game Parlay

Player prop odds as of May 1 at bet365. Get access to this same-game parlay with the bet365 promo code.

After checking the NHL player props, I’ve crafted a 3-legged parlay that builds on my Over bet.

Mitch Marner has yet to score in this series, but he’s been a solid contributor, picking up a point in four of five games. Taking him to break through is a hunch, but it does come with good +270 odds. He has two career goals against the Mammoth.

And I had to jump on the shots on goal total for Guenther, which sits at 3.5 shots on goal. The Utah winger has had at least four shots on goal in every game of this series, and is coming off a 6-shot effort in Game 5.

Golden Knights vs Mammoth Odds

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Vegas checks in as the slight betting favorite, getting -114 odds to win outright at FanDuel. The Mammoth are -105 on the moneyline at bet365, far greater odds than on the spread where they are getting 1.5 goals but -250 odds.

A Golden Knights win by at least two goals offers great juice, at +220 at bet365. The total is set at 5.5 goals on both sides, with the Under getting +105 odds, courtesy of Caesars.