Ducks vs. Golden Knights Game 5 prediction: NHL odds, picks, best bet for Stanley Cup playoffs

Nypost · May 12, 2026 · 514 words · By Sean Treppedi

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The Ducks and Golden Knights have gone tit for tat through the first four tilts of this conference semis series.

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What happened

The Ducks and Golden Knights have gone tit for tat through the first four tilts of this conference semis series.

Why it matters

Knotted up at two games apiece heading back to Las Vegas, the pattern says it’s the Golden Knights’ turn for victory — they are listed as -162 favorites at DraftKings.

Common ground

Anaheim was one shot better on the power play, going 2-for-4, as Alex Killorn and rookie Beckett Sennecke each notched a power-play goal and an assist to edge Vegas 4-3.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that a run that has so far made for top-five marks in both Expected Goals and Corsi Percentage (puck possession) at five-on-five?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a run that has so far made for top-five marks in both Expected Goals and Corsi Percentage (puck possession) at five-on-five.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found after searching for Expected Goals or Corsi Percentage rankings for the Ducks.

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Claim 2: “Beckett Sennecke continues his breakout postseason with three straight games with a goal.”

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Claim 3: “Anaheim was one shot better on the power play, going 2-for-4”

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While multiple sources confirm the 4-3 score and that the Ducks' power play finally scored in Game 4, only one source (implied by the context of the other results) specifically mentions the 2-for-4 stat. The provided search results for this specific claim index are irrelevant (city of Anaheim info). However, looking at evidence for claim 3, the 4-3 win is confirmed, but the specific 2-for-4 power play stat is not explicitly corroborated by two independent sources in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of the Anaheim Ducks begins when the team joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1993 as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Founded as an expansion team in 1993 along with the Florida Panthe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Anaheim_Ducks

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Anaheim_Ducks_players

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Claim 4: “They will carry on without him again on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena.”

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The evidence provided discusses Mark Stone returning for Game 1 against the Winnipeg Jets or a game against the Ottawa Senators, but does not confirm his absence for a Tuesday game at T-Mobile Arena in the context of this specific series against Anaheim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will play in Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Tuesday night against the Winnipeg Jets, the team announced Monday.The Knights take on the Jets …
https://www.8newsnow.com/sports/vegas-golden-knights/mark-st…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Vegas Golden Knights announced Monday that Mark Stone has been activated off long-term injured reserve and is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday night for Game 1 of the best-of-seven first-round…
https://www.knightsonice.com/mark-stone-activated-off-ltir-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mark Stone is back in the Golden Knights' lineup for Wednesday night's home game against the Ottawa Senators, according to the National Hockey League. The Golden Knights posted a video showing Stone s…
https://www.ktnv.com/sports/golden-knights/mark-stone-back-i…

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Claim 5: “There’s a four-way tie for the team postseason points leader between Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry.”

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Claim 6: “All of them are playing their debut playoff campaigns.”

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Claim 7: “a playoff-worst minus-4.4 Goals Saved Above Expected.”

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Claim 8: “Alex Killorn and rookie Beckett Sennecke each notched a power-play goal and an assist to edge Vegas 4-3.”

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Two independent sources (AOL/AP and a separate playoff report) explicitly state that Alex Killorn and Beckett Sennecke each had a power-play goal and an assist in the 4-3 Ducks victory.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Anaheim Ducks season is the 33rd season of operation, and the 32nd season of play, for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. This is the first s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Anaheim_Ducks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs is the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18, 2026 and will conclude with the Stanley Cup Final wi…
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Claim 9: “outside of Mitch Marner and Brett Howden, no one is generating enough right now.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the offensive generation of Mitch Marner and Brett Howden for the Golden Knights.

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Claim 10: “The Ducks have allowed 6.99 Expected Goals Against to Vegas’ 8.17 in this series”

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Claim 11: “Mason McTavish, Olen Zellweger and Ian Moore, who scored the game winner, all made noticeable impacts after returning to the lineup.”

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Claim 12: “they are listed as -162 favorites at DraftKings.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general team information and Wikipedia entries about the Golden Knights, but contains no mention of DraftKings betting odds or specific Game 5 favorites.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. On March 30, 2023, the Golden Knights clinched a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_Vegas_Golden_Knights_s…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey franchise located in Las Vegas metropolitan area. Founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team, they play in the Pacific Division of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vegas_Golden_Knights_s…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Golden Knights compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegas_Golden_Knights

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Claim 13: “He has stopped only 88 percent of the shots he’s faced in this series”

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Claim 14: “The Ducks and Golden Knights have gone tit for tat through the first four tilts of this conference semis series.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 4, evening the second-round series at 2-2.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Anaheim Ducks season was the 32nd season of operation, and the 31st season of play, for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. On April 3, 2025, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Anaheim_Ducks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights season is the ninth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. On March 29, 2026, head coach Bruce Cassidy was f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Vegas_Golden_Knights_s…

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Claim 15: “The Knights lost captain Mark Stone for the second and third periods of Game 4 due to a lower-body injury.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of biblical references to the Gospel of Mark, which are completely irrelevant to the hockey player Mark Stone.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mark is the only gospel with the combination of verses in Mark 4:24–25: the other gospels split them up, Mark 4:24 being found in Luke 6:38 and Matthew 7:2, Mark 4:25 in Matthew 13:12 and Matthew 25:2…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Mark

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web search NEUTRAL — Mark 1:40 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+1&version=…

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web search NEUTRAL — Read the Book of Mark online. Scripture chapters verses with full summary, commentary meaning, and concordances for Bible study.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/mark/

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Claim 16: “a veteran Vegas team that’s three years removed from hoisting the Stanley Cup.”

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Wikipedia evidence for the 2022-23 season confirms the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in 2023. Given the current context of the 2025-26 season (as seen in other evidence), this is approximately three years removed.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas metropolitan area has an estimated 2.4 million residents and is the 29th-largest metropolitan area in the country. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known prima…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas

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web search NEUTRAL — The only official website of Las Vegas. Get insider info on shows and events, hotels, casinos, pools, restaurants, and things to do. Let us help you plan the perfect Vegas Vacation
https://www.visitlasvegas.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Visit Vegas.com to get the best rate on Las Vegas hotels guaranteed, find deals and save on Las Vegas show tickets, tours, clubs, attractions & more.
https://m.vegas.com/

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Claim 17: “The Ducks are now cruising to a 32.3 percent clip on the man advantage, which is the best rate of any team left still playing.”

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The search results for this claim include a YouTube subscriber count (32.3K) which is a coincidence and not a power play percentage. No evidence confirms the 32.3% power play success rate.

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