T.M. Selection: Vegas Golden Knights.

I like the Vegas Golden Knights to win this game against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Vegas hasn't looked good in their games lately, they only have 1/5 wins in their previous 5 games but I think it is time for them to snap out of their funk. They just lost their most recent game to the Coyotes and that is not a good look on them at all. I think they are going to be really upset from that loss and I expect them to take out their anger on the Avalanche here. They actually lost 1 of those 4 losses in their previous 5 games to the Avalanche on home ice and they were shut out in that game. I think they are going to remember that game and I expect them to be motivated after getting shut out last time to score some goals and win this game. They have a chance for redemption here since they will be on home ice again and they didn't even play that bad in their previous meeting. That game was 0-0 up until the 3rd period when the Avalanche scored an early goal in the 1st 2 minutes of that period and that ended up being the game winner. I think Vegas will give a better performance in this game though. The Avalanche have been very hot lately with 4 wins in their previous 5 games and I think that is even more motivation for Vegas to play hard and try to add another loss onto Colorado's run. The Avalanche are also leading the West at the moment and they have that lead by 12 points over the 2nd place team. I think Vegas is coming for them tonight and will have the extra motivation in this game to knock them down a few pegs. I like the Golden Knights to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 3-2 Golden Knights.