ASA NHL TOP PLAY 10* ON OVER: Vegas Golden Knights versus Vancouver Canucks, Tuesday at 9:45 PM ET

Game 1 stayed just under the total as Vegas erupted for 5 goals but Vancouver was uncharacteristically held to a goose egg. 9 of the last 11 times the Canucks have been shutout or held to just one goal in a game, they have scored 3 or more goals in their next game. We need 6 goals here and the Golden Knights, prior to this series, had seen 5 of their 8 games in the bubble in Edmonton total 7 or more goals. The Canucks entered this series having seen 5 of their last 7 games total 7 or more goals. Not surprisingly given the above, our computer math model is forecasting a 4-3 game here. Vegas just continues to pile up goals and has scored at least 3 goals in all but 2 of its 9 games in the bubble. The Canucks have scored at least 3 goals in all but 3 of their 10 games in the bubble. There is so much talent in terms of scorers in this series and we give the experience edge to Vegas of course but the young and speedy talent of Vancouver is going to be a lot for the Knights to deal with. The Canucks undoubtedly will make adjustments here to increase the quality of their scoring chances in Game 2. The expectation Tuesday is that both teams will be successful in testing the other teams' goalie early and often. Look for an exciting game with a lot of great looks at the net and potential for breakaways with all the speed on the ice for this one and how these teams match up. This one is likely to play out similar to the first two games of the other 2nd round match-up in the West and that one saw the Stars and Avalanche combine for an average of 7.5 goals per game thus far. Bet the OVER in Vegas in NHL late night action Tuesday