Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Preview
Looking to win big? The Golden Knights and Stars face off at 9:30 ET on ESPN. The Stars are hosting the game at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.
The odds for this Western conference game currently have the Stars as the -1.5 goal favorite with the over/under line sitting at 5.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Dallas Stars – Vegas Golden Knights odds
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three games between Dallas and Vegas, the Golden Knights have dominated the series, going 3-0. This includes a convincing margin of victory of 2 goals per contest. Across the last three head-to-head matchups, Vegas is averaging 3 goals compared to Dallas at 1.
- Through their last five road games, Vegas has an puck line record of just 2-3. However, their overall record was 2-3 while averaging 2 goals per game.
- Through their last ten home contests, the Stars offense has averaged 3 goals per game while allowing an average of 2. Dallas posted an overall record of 7-3 while going 5-5 ATS.
- Through their last five games as the underdog, the Stars have an puck line record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 3-2.
- Against the spread, the Golden Knights have put together 1-2 in their last three games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 2-1 straight up.
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction
Heading into the game, the Golden Knights are in 8th place in the Western Conference with 98 points. They have gone 45-29-8 overall, including a record of 30-20 against other Western Conference teams. On the road, Vegas has gone 18-17-6 and have lost their last three games away from home.
Against other teams in the Pacific Division, the Golden Knights have gone 14-12 this season. As underdogs, Vegas has gone 14-10-4, and they have lost their last two games when not favored. Over their last ten games, Vegas has gone 6-4, and they are 3-2 in their last five games.
The Golden Knights come into the game scoring an average of 3.2 goals per game, putting them 13th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 13th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Golden Knights offense is 17th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 9th in the NHL.
Goalie Logan Thompson comes into the game having made 42 starts this season. So far, his record is 25-14 and he has a save percentage of 0.784%.
At home this season, the Stars have gone 26-11-4, and they have won their last two games at home. Against the Western Conference, Dallas has gone 34-16, and they have won their last two games when favored.
Overall, the Stars are 52-21-9, and they have won eight of their last ten games. In the Central Division, Dallas is in first place, and they have gone 17-9 against divisional opponents.
When looking at their offense, the Stars have an average of 3.6 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 3rd in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 11th in the league. So far this year, the Stars are 35-13 in games they have had more shots on goal than their opponent. They are 17-6 in games with fewer shots on goal.
Heading into this matchup vs. Vegas, goalie Jake Oettinger has started 53 games in this season. His current record is 35-14, and his save percentage stands at 0.888%.
Coming in as 1.5 goal favorites, our projections have the Stars picking up a 4-3 win.
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Betting Tips
- Take the Stars on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Golden Knights (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Dallas Stars Injury Report
- Jani Hakanpaa – Lower Body – Questionable
- Jerad Rosburg – Undisclosed – Out
Vegas Golden Knights Injury Report
- William Carrier – Upper Body – Out
- Chandler Stephenson – Undisclosed – Probable
- Alex Pietrangelo – Illness – Probable
- Anthony Mantha – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Robin Lehner – Hip – Out
- Mark Stone – Upper Body – Out
