The Knights closed as high as minus 200 favorites over the Sharks, and bettors also cashed in on Vegas on the puck line (-1½, +125) as Las Vegas sportsbooks took a hit.
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Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore will be counted on to fill the void on the blue line with Nate Schmidt sidelined for several weeks because of a lower-body injury.
The veteran center will be reunited on the team’s second line with Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone and expects consistent production with a full season together.
The defenseman is week to week with a lower-body injury, which means either Nicolas Hague or Jimmy Schuldt will be in the lineup Friday when the Knights play at San Jose.
Review-Journal hockey reporter Ben Gotz predicts the order of finish for each division for the 2019-20 NHL season, along with his postseason predictions.
The Golden Knights are the 7-1 second choice to win the Stanley Cup, one of four teams with a point total of more than 100 and the favorite to win the Pacific Division.