NHL matchup

10/04/20269:00 PMRogers ArenaVancouver, BC

Golden Knights1 – 1vsCanucks2 – 1

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Team grades

Team	Skaters	Goalie	Overall
Vegas Golden Knights	B+	B+	B+
Vancouver Canucks	D-	D-	D-

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Golden Knights vs. Canucks preview: How much separates Vegas from Vancouver?Vegas has the stronger grades and more time between games, but our shot projections and Vancouver’s recent scoring complicate the hefty road-favorite price.Read analysis

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Game lines

A dash means that book has not supplied a usable price.

Draft Kings

TeamMoneylinePuck Line

VGK-290-1.5 (-110)

VAN+235+1.5 (-110)

Total 6.5Over +105Under -125

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Last 3 games

Vegas Golden Knights

Overall1–2–0W–L–TPuck Line1–2–0W–L–PO/U2–1–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
10/2/26	vs ANA	L 3–4	L -1.5	O 6.5
9/29/26	vs CHI	W 5–2	W -1.5	O 6.5
6/14/26	vs CAR	L 0–3	L +1.5	U 5.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Vancouver Canucks

Overall2–1–0W–L–TPuck Line2–1–0W–L–PO/U2–1–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
10/3/26	vs CGY	W 4–1	W -1.5	U 6.5
10/1/26	vs EDM	L 7–9	L +1.5	O 6.5
9/29/26	@ EDM	W 6–5	W +1.5	O 6.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Golden Knights and Canucks
	Statistic
29.2 (28.6)	Shots	25.9 (25.9)

Starting goalie context

Expected goalies

Golden KnightsCarter HartExpected

CanucksKevin LankinenExpected

Player props1 market

Total Saves27.5Over-11553.5%Under-11553.5%

Lineup context

Projected lines

Vegas Golden Knights

First line

CJack Eichel
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over-16061.5%Under+11546.5%
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LWIvan Barbashev
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+17536.4%Under-23570.1%
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RWMark Stone
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+11047.6%Under-14559.2%
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DBrayden McNabb
Player props1 of 2 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+26527.4%Under-38079.2%
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DShea Theodore
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+11047.6%Under-15060.0%
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Vancouver Canucks

First line

LWMarco Rossi
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+18535.1%Under-25071.4%
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RWLinus Karlsson
Player props1 of 3 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+31024.4%Under-45081.8%
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DZeev Buium
Player props1 of 2 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+28526.0%Under-40080.0%
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DFilip Hronek
Player props1 of 4 markets
Total Assists0.5Over+16537.7%Under-22569.2%
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Injury report

Vegas Golden Knights

CRaphael LavoieUndisclosedDay-To-Day
DLukas CormierUndisclosedInjured Reserve

Vancouver Canucks

LWJake DeBruskIllnessOut
DeBrusk (illness) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Golden Knights, Ben Kuzma of Postmedia reports.
Updated: Oct 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM EDT
CAkil ThomasUndisclosedInjured Reserve
CFilip ChytilShoulderInjured Reserve