Golden Knights vs Avalanche Odds, Schedule & Prediction – 2026 Western Conference Final

• FanDuel released Golden Knights vs Avalanche odds during Vegas’s Game 6 clincher
• Colorado holds home ice as the Presidents’ Trophy winners for the Western Conference Final
• See the opening Golden Knights vs Avalanche WCF odds, schedule and my early prediction below

The Western Conference Final is set. Vegas clinched its spot Wednesday night, and FanDuel had the Golden Knights vs Avalanche odds posted before the final horn even sounded. Colorado is a heavy -280 favorite to advance.

The only prior playoff meeting between these franchises came in 2021, when Vegas eliminated Colorado in six games. The Avs will be looking to settle that score starting Wednesday, May 20 at Ball Arena.

Golden Knights vs Avalanche WCF Odds

The Golden Knights vs Avalanche odds show Colorado as a -280 series favorite, a 73.7% implied probability to advance. Vegas comes back at +225, giving the Knights a 30.8% implied chance.

The series spread has Colorado -1.5 at -125, which needs the Avs to win in four, five, or six games. Vegas +1.5 at -102 is nearly even money and cashes if the Knights win the series or push it to a Game 7. FanDuel expects a long series with the over 5.5 games juiced to -168.

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Golden Knights vs Avalanche WCF Schedule

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The Golden Knights vs Avalanche series starts Wednesday, May 20 at 8:00 PM ET from Ball Arena in Denver. ESPN has the broadcast for five of the seven potential games, with ABC picking up a possible Game 6 from Vegas on May 30.

Golden Knights vs Avalanche Series Preview

Colorado is 8-1 this postseason, scoring 4.11 goals per game. Nathan MacKinnon leads the way with 13 points (7 goals, 6 assists) in nine games after winning the Rocket Richard Trophy with 53 regular season goals. The Avs swept LA in Round 1 and took out Minnesota in five, with their power play exploding from a 17.1% regular season clip to 25.0% in the playoffs.

The goaltending situation in Denver is worth watching. Scott Wedgewood was pulled in Game 3 against Minnesota after allowing three goals on 12 shots, and Mackenzie Blackwood came in relief. The two shared the William Jennings Trophy this season, and who starts Game 1 is a genuine question for Jared Bednar.

Vegas took a different path. The Knights ground through 12 playoff games to get here, needing six against both Utah and Anaheim. Mitch Marner has been the best player of the entire postseason with 18 points (7 goals, 11 assists), and Jack Eichel has racked up 15 points on 14 assists. Brett Howden (8 goals) and Pavel Dorofeyev (8 goals) have provided depth scoring from unexpected places.

Golden Knights vs Avalanche Playoff Stats

The injury report matters here. Mark Stone took a lower-body injury in Game 3 against Anaheim, missed Game 4, and was ruled out for Game 6. His status for the WCF is genuinely uncertain, and Vegas went 8-9-5 without their captain in the regular season. Artturi Lehkonen is also day-to-day for Colorado with an upper-body injury after missing Game 5 against Minnesota.

Carter Hart has been a workhorse with a .912 save percentage across 12 starts. Wedgewood is at .911 in seven starts with considerably less wear. Vegas’s penalty kill has been historically good at 96.3% in the playoffs (26-of-27), which is the real counter to Colorado’s improving power play.

The Golden Knights vs Avalanche regular season series was razor-thin. Colorado won it 2-1, with two of the three meetings going to extra time.

Golden Knights vs Avalanche 2025-26 Season Series

The most recent meeting was Vegas’s 3-2 overtime win at Ball Arena on April 11, proving the Knights can win in Denver when it matters.

Golden Knights vs Avalanche Prediction

• Avalanche in 6 (-280 ML at FanDuel)

My Golden Knights vs Avalanche prediction is Colorado in six. The Avs are deeper, fresher after playing just nine games to Vegas’s 12, and have the best player in the series in MacKinnon. The Stone injury is a massive blow for Vegas, and if he’s limited or out for Game 1, the Knights lose the two-way presence that makes their top six work.

Marner and Eichel will steal a game or two on the power play, and Hart has been good enough to keep Vegas competitive. But Colorado’s offense at 4.11 goals per game is averaging more than a full goal above what they’re allowing, and the 2021 loss to this same Vegas franchise is the kind of motivation that drives a team through a conference final. Avs in six.