Perhaps no team has been more fun to follow during the NHL playoffs than the Vancouver Canucks, and hockey bettors can still get the Canucks at +1,300 to hoist Lord Stanley’s cup. Vancouver is coming off a thrilling series win against the defending champion St. Louis Blues, but now a much more difficult challenge awaits. The Vegas Golden Knights are +350 favorites to win it all, and they’ve certainly looked the part while dropping only one playoff contest.

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Game 1 of this series gets underway Sunday, so we’re here to bring you our NHL picks and predictions in this Western Conference semifinal showdown.

Vancouver Canucks vs Vegas Golden Knights betting preview

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Starting Goalies

Canucks:Jacob Markstrom – playoffs – 7-3, 2.44 GAA, .929 SV% (season – 23-16, 2.75 GAA, .918 SV%)

Golden Knights:Robin Lehner – playoffs – 5-1, 2.44 GAA, .904 SV% (season – 19-10, 2.89, .920 SV%)

If this game was actually played in Las Vegas, then Markstrom could easily spend a few hours performing with Cirque du Soleil. The 30-year-old dazzled against Blues with an eye-opening array of acrobatic saves and an impressive 7-3 record. He’ll need to provide more of the same against a dangerous Vegas squad.

The Knights will likely roll with Robin Lehner, who has taken over the spot as Vegas’s starter in the crease—and rightfully so. Still, the Knights have the luxury of having Marc-Andre Fleury as their “backup.” The five-time All-Star matched an NHL record this season with his 14th consecutive playoff appearance.

Injuries

Vancouver: Tyler Myers D (out), Tyler Toffoli RW (out), Micheal Ferland LW (out), Josh Leivo LW (out)

Vegas: Tomas Nosek LW (out)

Betting Trend to Know

Canucks are 0-6 in their last six Sunday games. Find the latest NHL betting trends for Canucks vs. Golden Knights.

MONEYLINE PICK

The Canucks have been a force with the extra man during the postseason, converting 26.2% of their power plays. While the Knights are known for their offensive firepower, it’s their stingy defense that allows them to suffocate opponents—as evidenced by an 86.4% penalty kill during their playoff run. Vancouver is the only team in the league to never beat Vegas in regulation, going 0-11 all time. That’s something I just can’t ignore.

PREDICTION: Vegas ML (-175)

OVER/UNDER PICK

Each team is filled with loads of offensive talent. Vancouver’s Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller have combined for 11 goals thus far. Elias Pettersson has racked up 13 points, tied with Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for the playoff lead.

The Knights can match Vancouver’s scorers, but they’re more balanced—Shea Theodore, Alex Tuch and Mark Stone have each lit the lamp four times during the postseason. The difference is on defense, where Vancouver has allowed the most high-danger chances of all remaining playoff teams.

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PREDICTION: Over 5.5 (-110)

PROP PICK

Though I like Vegas to win, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Canucks kept it close and continued their offensive success. I’ll take a flyer on Vancouver scoring at least three goals.

PREDICTION: Canucks total goals Over 2.5 (-100)

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• Vegas ML (-175)
• Over 5.5 (-110)
• Canucks total goals Over 2.5 (-100)

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For the first time in our region, you can have real skin in the big game. A variety of sports betting apps in D.C. and Virginia are now available for residents to use for the Super Bowl.

You may have seen some apps accessible in Virginia – DraftKings, FanDuel or BetMGM – advertised on TV. In the District, residents can download GambetDC or go to the Capital One Arena to place bets in person.

The apps offer a buffet of Super Bowl bets.

'Everything from the spread, to the over under – how many points will be scored – to player props, even to the coin toss and the color of the Gatorade that is going to be dumped on the winning coach,' says John Ewing of BetMGM.

Here's another tip from a Las Vegas betting expert: Don’t bet the coin toss with a sports book.

'Find a friend that is out there who wants to bet heads and you want to bet tails because you eliminate what is called 'the vig.' That is the take of the house,' said VSIN analyst Tim Murray.

In our area there are different rules for legalized sports betting in D.C., Virginia and West Virginia. In Maryland, however, sports betting is not legal at this time.

Marylanders who live near D.C. and Virginia still have options, though. Maryland residents close to Virginia can download DraftKings, FanDuel or BetMGM on their phone and drive into Virginia to place a bet on the Super Bowl. Marylanders who live closer to D.C. can come to the District and use the GambetDC App.

'You can play GambetDC anywhere in the District except in the federal enclave around federal property and around those arenas – Capital One, Audi Field and Nats Field,' said Nicole Jordan, a representative from the Office of Lottery and Gaming.

The apps won't work within a two-block radius of the federal land and D.C. arenas.

'Everywhere else you can play,' Jordan said.

If you try to place a bet someplace where it’s not legal, your GPS will stop you like a big offensive lineman.

But if you place your Super Bowl bet correctly and get lucky, the app will credit your winnings to your account.