T.M. Selection: Vegas Golden Knights.

I like the Vegas Golden Knights to win this game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Vegas got off to a rough start at the beginning of the year but now they have looked a lot better in their games and have played their way into 1st place of their division. The Knights have always been a much better team on home ice in Vegas but lately they have been losing games there. They haven't looked bad in these games though and they have come really close to winning them. They have played 6 games in a row at home and they have lost 4 of them. All 4 of their losses were by 1 goal though, and 2 of those 4 losses had to go past regulation to be settled. They have lost 2 games in a row now, both of them at home, and I expect them to bounce back in this game. Their most recent loss was to the Leafs and that came in a shootout. I think after such a close game at home that the Knights are going to wake up here and play a lot better than they have been. The Penguins just won their most recent game but they had to take the Sharks to OT just to win it. They were on a good run but I think the Penguins have run out of steam now and are going to fall short in Vegas. The Knights have been too close in so many home games now that they are bound to get 1 of these wins. The Penguins are also concluding a 6 game road trip with this game and I think they are going to run out of gas here from all the travelling they have done. I like the Golden Knights to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-1 Golden Knights.