Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/03/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, May 3, 2024

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars -110, Knights -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars -110, Knights -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars -110, Knights -110; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Dallas Stars:  52-21-9 (1st place, Central Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  45-29-8 (4th place, Pacific Division)

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Dallas Stars:  7-3-0 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  5-4-1 last 10

The Stars are entering this game with 113 points, a 52-21-9 record overall, and they were 26-10-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2. Evgenii Dadonov, Matt Duchene, and Jason Robertson each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Wyatt Johnston led the team in assists with 2 while Jason Robertson led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 27 shots with 25 saves and a .926 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 298 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 234 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering this game with 98 points, a 45-29-8 record overall, and they were 27-12-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Dallas Stars in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-2. William Carrier and Mark Stone each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin, and Brayden McNabb each led the team in assists with 1 while Jack Eichel and Brayden McNabb each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 25 shots with 22 saves and a .880 save percentage. Their offense has scored 267 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 245 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Stars from the Central Division and the 2nd seeded Wild Card, the Golden Knights, for Round 1 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Stars have a 3-2 series lead after winning game 5 of this series on their home ice. This series has not gone well for the defending Stanley Cup champions. They jumped out to a 2-0 series lead after winning the first 2 games of this series in Dallas, but now they have lost the last 3 games in a row and find themselves on the verge of elimination here. They haven't looked bad in their losses though as a lot of them have been in really tight games and the Knights have looked a lot better on their home ice this season anyway with their 27-12-2 home record. The Knights have lost 3 games in a row now but they are still the defending Stanley Cup champions and they aren't going to make this elimination game on home ice easy for the Stars. The Knights are going to dig in deep in this game and throw everything they have at the Stars to stay alive here and it will be enough as they get their 1st home win in this series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Knights to win this game. 

Stars Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 3, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Knights 3 Stars 1.

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Dallas Stars: 20-21 (-8.9 units) on the moneyline after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 35-32 (-10.7 units) on the moneyline after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game. 40-42 (-18.1 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 24-15 UNDER after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 12-6 UNDER in the first round of the playoffs.

Vegas Golden Knights: 68-35 (+28 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 29-19 (+6.3 units) on the moneyline after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 12-6 (+5.2 units) on the moneyline after 3 or more consecutive losses. 24-18 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 7-2 UNDER after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games.

Dallas Stars:  M. Marchment (LW) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. R. Faksa (C) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. J. Hakanpaa (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Rosburg (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Vegas Golden Knights:  N. Hague (D) Ques Fri - Lower Body. R. Lehner (G) Out indefinitely - Hip.

“A credit to our group. You know, there weren't a lot of believers at that point. We went on the road into a tough environment, and kind of rolled up our sleeves and went to work. And you look up and six days later you've got a 3-2 lead and a chance to close out the Stanley Cup champions.” - Pete DeBoer after his team’s win against the Knights in game 5 of this series on Wednesday.

“A veteran guy should know better. You’re going to be upset, but that’s playoff hockey. You’ve got to find a way to channel it.” - Bruce Cassidy on Alex Pietrangelo after his team’s loss against the Stars in game 5 of this series on Wednesday.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Pavelski, Joe

LD Harley, Thomas

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

LW Hertl, Tomas

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Hill, Adin

Points: J. Robertson (80)

Goals: W. Johnston (32)

Assists: J. Robertson (51)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.72)

Points: J. Marchessault (69)

Goals: J. Marchessault (42)

Assists: M. Stone (37)

GAA: L. Thompson (2.70)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (2nd season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (2nd season)