Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks Pick & Prediction Game 6 – May 14, 2026

Vegas takes a 3-2 series lead back to Anaheim with Game 6 set for Thursday night. The Golden Knights can close the series at Honda Center, while the Ducks are in a must-win spot to force Game 7.

The market is close to a pick’em on the moneyline, with Vegas slightly favored. The total is 6.5, shaded heavily to the under.

Odds as of 9:38 AM ET on May 13, 2026.

Odds & Game Info

Game 6: Vegas Golden Knights @ Anaheim Ducks. May 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET. Honda Center (Anaheim, CA).

Here are the current lines from BetOnline.

Team Stats

These season-long rates help frame whether 6.5 is asking for a high-scoring outlier or a reasonable midpoint.

Recaps

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas won Game 5 in overtime, 3-2, to grab the 3-2 series edge heading back to Anaheim. Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice (including the OT winner), Tomas Hertl posted 1 goal and 1 assist, and Jack Eichel added 2 assists. Carter Hart stopped 34 shots in the win.

Mark Stone missed Game 4 and Vegas has been managing a thinner top-six look without him, but the Knights have still generated enough finishing to win three of five despite only one multi-goal margin victory in the series.

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim forced extra time in Game 5 with a late third-period tying goal from Olen Zellweger, but could not finish the comeback in overtime. Beckett Sennecke scored on the power play, and Lukas Dostal made 29 saves.

Ryan Poehling left Game 5 with an upper-body injury and did not return, which matters for Anaheim’s matchup depth down the middle. The Ducks have also played much of the round without Radko Gudas, and any continued blue-line shuffling raises the difficulty against Vegas’ transition game.

Matchup Keys

• Series leverage spot: Vegas is up 3-2 and can advance with a win, while Anaheim must win to extend. Expect playoff-style pacing and shorter benches.
• 5v5 play-driving is real on both sides: Anaheim (52.2) and Vegas (51.9) both posted strong 5-on-5 shot-attempt shares in the regular season, so this can come down to finishing and special teams rather than sustained zone time.
• Special teams edge vs. Anaheim’s discipline: Vegas brings the stronger regular-season PP% and PK%. Anaheim cannot afford to give Vegas extra looks in a one-game season spot.
• Injuries to track pregame: Anaheim’s Poehling (upper body) left Game 5, while Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb was assessed a major and game misconduct in Game 5. Any lineup changes on either side meaningfully affect puck management and defensive-zone exits.
• Rest and travel: Game 5 was May 12 in Las Vegas. Game 6 is May 14 in Anaheim, so neither team is in a back-to-back, but Vegas does travel while Anaheim returns home.

Betting Trends

• Vegas leads the series 3-2 entering Game 6.
• Four of the first five games have been decided by exactly one goal (including an overtime finish in Game 5).
• Vegas has covered -1.5 in 1 of the first 5 games in this series.
• Anaheim has covered +1.5 in 4 of the first 5 games in this series.
• The Under 6.5 has hit in 3 of the first 5 games in this series.
• The regular-season series was a 3-0 sweep for Anaheim.
• Vegas entered the playoffs playing its best hockey late in the regular season (7-0-3 last 10).
• Anaheim entered the playoffs sliding late in the regular season (2-6-2 last 10).

Best Bet

Under 6.5 (-140) is the best look. This series has played tight in four of five games, with most outcomes landing in the 4 to 5 total-goal range and margins typically staying at one goal. With Vegas one win from advancing and Anaheim facing elimination, the game script should lean toward controlled risk, especially early. If Anaheim is missing key pieces again (notably in the middle or on the blue line), that also tends to reduce their ability to trade chances for 60 minutes.

Predicted Score

Our computer projections model for this matchup predicts a final score of Golden Knights 3, Ducks 2

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