Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 14

The Vegas Golden Knights (30-22-14) host the Chicago Blackhawks (25-29-11) on Saturday, March 14, with both teams coming off a victory in their last game. The Blackhawks are heavy underdogs away from home, at +195, and the Golden Knights are -238.

Vegas won 6-2 at home its last time out on March 12 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pavel Dorofeyev led the Golden Knights with three points (two goals and one assist).

Chicago won on the road in its last game on March 12, 3-2 over the Utah Mammoth. Tyler Bertuzzi (one goal and one assist) and Connor Bedard (one goal and one assist) were among the three Blackhawks players who recorded two points each in that outing.

Get ready for this showdown with a look at who we project to come out on top in Saturday's game.

Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blackhawks 4 - Golden Knights 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.06 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Golden Knights-Blackhawks game.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-238)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+195)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights are 25-27 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Vegas is 6-1 (winning 85.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -238 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Golden Knights' implied win probability is 70.4%.
• Vegas' games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 33 times.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• This season the Blackhawks have been an underdog 61 times, and won 25, or 41.0%, of those games.
• Chicago is 8-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +195 or more on the moneyline.
• The Blackhawks have a 33.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Chicago has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 25 of 65 games this season.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas has scored the 10th-most goals in the league (215 total, 3.3 per game).
• Defensively, the Golden Knights are allowing 203 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 20th in league action.
• It has the league's 11th-ranked goal differential at +12.
• The 46 power-play goals the Golden Knights have put up this season (seventh-most in the NHL) have come on 183 power-play chances.
• Vegas ranks fourth in the league with a 25.14% power-play conversion rate.
• The Golden Knights have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Vegas kills 82.5% of opponent power plays, the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Vegas wins 51.1% of its faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights shoot 11.5% as a team (10th in the league).

Blackhawks Key Stats

• Chicago's 172 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the league.
• The Blackhawks give up 3.1 goals per game (204 in total), 22nd in the league.
• it has the 29th-ranked goal differential in the league at -32.
• With 37 power-play goals (on 187 chances), the Blackhawks are 18th in the NHL.
• Chicago has the league's 21st-ranked power-play percentage (19.79%).
• This season, the Blackhawks have five shorthanded goals (13th in league).
• The 85.49% penalty-kill percentage of Chicago is No. 1 in the league.
• Chicago is 30th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.7%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.9%, the Blackhawks are 18th in the league.