After putting up an impressive 51-24-7 record during their inaugural regular-season campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have started their franchise off with a perfect 3-0 record in the postseason. The Golden Knights could sweep the Los Angeles Kings with another win Tuesday night in Game 4.
Golden Knights vs. Kings odds 2018: Vegas seeks series sweep as small Tuesday underdog
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to close out their first-round series against Los Angeles Tuesday night, with the sportsbooks giving a small edge to the Kings.
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Vegas is going off as a slight road underdog at +105 in Los Angeles at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Kings will try to claw their way back into this series as -125 favorites on Tuesday.
Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings
When: Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Betting Line / Total: Los Angeles -125 / 5 Goals
Vegas Golden Knights
One of the concerns for the Golden Knights heading into the postseason was whether or not their fast-paced style would work in the playoffs, which tend to be much more physical and tight.
Vegas has quickly brushed aside those concerns with three excellent games against Los Angeles, tightening up in the defensive zone and matching the Kings’ physicality with plenty of their own. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been in top form in this series owning a dazzling 0.84 goals-against average and a .970 save percentage thus far.
The Golden Knights have thrived as a betting underdog this season and are 13-6 on the moneyline in their last 19 games as one per the OddsShark NHL Database.
Los Angeles Kings
In their first season under new head coach John Stevens, the Kings managed to keep up their defensive identity finishing with the best goals-against average in the league (2.46) while also significantly ramping up their offense.
Los Angeles scored 2.89 goals per game during the regular season for their most productive offensive campaign in 12 years. But through just under 11 periods of hockey in this series, the Kings have managed only three goals. The Kings are just 1-7 over their last eight playoff games.
Tuesday’s total is set at five goals. The UNDER is 2-0-1 so far in this series.
Los Angeles is one of only four teams in NHL history to win a series after falling behind 0-3, doing so in the first round of their Stanley Cup run against the San Jose Sharks in 2014. To make this series interesting and to avoid a sweep against the Golden Knights, the Kings will need to figure out something on offense in a hurry.
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