Wild vs. Golden Knights Player Props: Game 5 Odds & NHL Expert Picks for Tuesday, April 29
With a best-of-three set to decide their first-round series against the Minnesota Wild, the Vegas Golden Knights get a chance to make home-ice advantage count.
Our Wild vs. Golden Knights player props and NHL picks analyze the chances of Tomas Hertl, Kirill Kaprizov, and Jack Eichel enjoying productive outings tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Sin City (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
The Golden Knights are the massive favorites at our best sports betting sites despite facing a Minnesota team with one of the best road records when Kirill the Thrill suits up.
🏒 Best Wild vs. Golden Knights player prop bets: Game 5
✅ Tomas Hertl anytime goal (+195 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Kirill Kaprizov Over 0.5 assists (+100 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Jack Eichel Over 0.5 assists (-115 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
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🚨 Tomas Hertl anytime goal ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hertl is hurting the Wild's chances of pulling off the first-round upset, with the Golden Knights' second-leading scorer during the regular season lighting the lamp in three of four games this series. He surely would have led Vegas in goals had Hertl not missed nine games with an upper-body injury.
His three playoff goals lead a Vegas team that doesn't feature anyone else who has scored more than once. Hertl has netted three times on just 0.9 expected goals. While he hasn't created a ton of Grade A chances, Hertl has been more ruthless than King Henry VIII. And if he does get a golden scoring opportunity, expect the red light to turn on.
DraftKings offers the longest odds of our best NHL betting sites, with a $10 bet leading to a $19.50 profit. I also like the 31-year-old to fire at least three shots on goal, which would profit $10 on a $10 bet.
💰 Best odds: +195 via DraftKings
🚨 Kirill Kaprizov Over 0.5 assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Kirill ain't no frill. The Thrill has been dominating this series, and he's been more impressive during the playoffs than any player not named Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Adrian Kempe. He's logged eight points in four playoff games, bagging four assists. Game 3 was the lone contest when he didn't post at least one helper.
He left Vegas with three assists in two games at T-Mobile Arena while being a consistently formidable threat. Yet DraftKings offers even money now for him to rinse and repeat. I don't expect the Wild to score many goals in Game 5, but one will probably be enough for Kaprizov to secure an assist.
💰 Best odds: +100 via DraftKings
🚨 Jack Eichel Over 0.5 assists ⭐⭐⭐
The Eichel Tower has been playing more like a bungalow while being flat as a crepe. He's logged one point in four games, and Kirill's line has been working him over. However, Eichel came to life in Game 4, firing six shots on goal and notching his first point on Shea Theodore's power-play opener. It was the revived Eichel that I expected to see since the start of the series.
I'm sure Eichel is an advocate of the better-late-than-never adage, and I expect him to continue where he left off in Game 4 in front of Vegas' raucous fans. And if Bruce Cassidy knows what's good for him, he'll avoid playing Eichel against Kirill like a vampire cowering from sunlight.
💰 Best odds: -115 via BetMGM
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🪧 Game 5 opening odds
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- Puck line: Wild +1.5 (-150) | Golden Knights -1.5 (+125)
- Moneyline: Wild +185 | Golden Knights -220
- Over/Under: Over 6 (-102) | Under 6 (-118)
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📡 How to watch Wild vs. Golden Knights live (Game 5)
📅 Tuesday, April 29
🕗 9:30 p.m. ET
📍 T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)
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