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Vegas at Columbus

October 24, 2026
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I had Tampa Bay on the moneyline at Vegas on Tuesday, and the Lightning won 6-2. Vegas goalie Carter Hart allowed six goals on 21 shots that night, and on Thursday Adin Hill allowed six on 31 in a 6-2 loss at St. Louis. Vegas is 8-4, and Columbus is 3-5. Columbus has scored two goals or fewer in five of its eight games, and four of those eight finished with five total goals or fewer. Its power play is last in the league at 8.7%. Vegas is shorthanded 2.3 times per game, the fewest in the league, so Columbus gets few chances to use it. Columbus’s last two wins were a shootout over Pittsburgh after a 2-2 tie in regulation and a 1-0 overtime win over the Rangers on October 17, when Jet Greaves stopped all 31 shots. Columbus needs to win about 46% of the time at the price I have. Vegas has lost its last two games by four goals each, the second without Mitch Marner, who missed it for a personal reason. Columbus on the moneyline and the UNDER is the play tonight.

0.5 unit on Columbus +122 (moneyline) (risk 0.5 to return 1.11)
Result:
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -122 (risk 1 to return 1.82)
Result:
WIN
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