Sportsbooks had mixed reactions when the Golden Knights announced that goaltender Robin Lehner is expected to miss the 2022-23 season because he needs hip surgery.
Betting
The Golden Knights currently are 12-1 at the Westgate SuperBook to hoist the Stanley Cup in 2023 after opening at 16-1 more than two weeks ago.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are trying to become the first team in 40 years to win three straight Stanley Cups. The New York Islanders won four Cups in a row from 1980 to 1983.
Before the Golden Knights fired coach Pete DeBoer on Monday, they were listed as the 10-1 sixth choice at Station Casinos to win the 2023 Stanley Cup.
The Curses of the Bambino, Billy Goat and, most recently, Bo Jackson have been broken. The Curse of the Presidents’ Trophy is now on the clock.
Circa Sports and Caesars Sportsbook have posted props on whether the Golden Knights will make the NHL playoffs or miss them for the first time in franchise history.
NHL favorites went 2-0 on Friday, 14-0 on Saturday and 6-0 on Sunday, when BetMGM sportsbook suffered its biggest loss of the weekend.
The Golden Knights opened the season as 5-1 co-favorites with the Colorado Avalanche to win the Stanley Cup and +210 co-favorites to win the Western Conference.
The Westgate SuperBook had six Super Bowl prop bets tied to events in Wednesday’s NHL game between the Colorado Avalanche and Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the suspension of Nevada’s mask mandate on Thursday, which means sporting events in Las Vegas may look different now.
The Pacific Division has won three of the past five NHL All-Star Games, but the Central is favored at Circa Sports in Saturday’s showcase at T-Mobile Arena.
Las Vegas radio and sports betting personality Brian Blessing, known for his boundless energy and passion for Buffalo sports, died this week. He was 64.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was a Golden Knights fan favorite, but that doesn’t mean bettors are looking to back Fleury against Vegas on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
The parlay, which paid a whopping 22,670-1, was placed on Tuesday and included legs on the NHL, NBA, NFL, college basketball, college football and the LPGA Tour.
The Knights are now the +405 second choice at Circa Sports to win the Pacific Division behind the Edmonton Oilers (-160) and they’ve shot up as high as 15-1 at the South Point to win the Stanley Cup.