Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/19/2023

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Friday, May 19, 2023

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars +115, Golden Knights -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars +115, Golden Knights -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars +115, Golden Knights -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Dallas Stars:  47-21-14 (2nd place, Central Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  51-22-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Dallas Stars:  7-2-1 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  8-2-0 last 10

The Stars are entering this game finishing the regular season with 108 points, a 47-21-14 record overall, and they were 25-11-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Seattle Kraken in their last game, winning that one at home 2-1. Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston each scored 1 goal in that game. Evgenii Dadonov and Thomas Harley each led the team in assists with 1 while Wyatt Johnston led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 23 shots with 22 saves and a .957 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 285 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 218 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 51-22-9 record overall, and they were 25-15-1 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with both wins coming against the Edmonton Oilers in their last 2 games, winning that last one on the road 5-2. Jonathan Marchessault recorded a hat-trick scoring 3 goals while Reilly Smith and William Karlsson each scored 1 goal in that game. Ivan Barbashev led the team in assists with 2 while Jonathan Marchessault led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 40 shots with 38 saves and a .950 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Golden Knights listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 1 of a 7-game series between the Stars and the Golden Knights for the Western Conference finals of the NHL playoffs. The Stars are entering this game with less rest after taking 7 games to get through while the Kraken while the Golden Knights have an extra day of rest and ended their series against the Oilers in 6 games. The Golden Knights are starting to get on a roll now as they won 2 games in a row and they did the same thing when they ended their series with the Jets, winning 3 games in a row to end that one but also won the 1st game of their series against the Oilers after that. The Golden Knights are the number 1 seed in the West so once again they have the home advantage here and are entering the series with 2 wins in a row now and a chance to take a series lead here. The Stars struggled to get by the Kraken in the last round as that series went back and forth to 7 games and they also had a really slow start in their series against the Wild too, going back and forth early on in that one. Their defense wasn't great against the Kraken either as they gave up a lot of goals in that series and their offense has been really up and down while the Golden Knights have been a lot better defensively and just needed their offense in the last series to get by the Oilers. The best way to place a bet here is on the Golden Knights to win this game and take a 1-0 series lead. 

Stars Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 19, 2023 (8:30 pm ET start time) is Golden Knights 4 Stars 2.

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Dallas Stars: 23-24 (-13.8 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 10-15 (-10.1 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 29-19 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 28-17 UNDER after playing a home game.

Vegas Golden Knights: 59-34 (+17.1 units) on the moneyline in all games. 31-14 (+16.5 units) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 25-11 UNDER off a win by 3 goals or more over a division rival. 10-1 UNDER in the conference finals.

Dallas Stars:  J. Hakanpaa (D) Ques Fri - Lower Body.

Vegas Golden Knights:  L. Brossoit (G) Ques Fri - Lower Body. L. Thompson (G) Late May - Lower Body. N. Patrick (C) out for season - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) out for season - Hip.

“It’s a world-class play by one of the youngest players in the league. He’s been fantastic all year. He’s a big part of our group. It feels like the deeper we get, the more we rely on him, the more responsibility he wants.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s win against the Kraken in their game on Monday which ended the series 4-3, game 7 of that series.

“We’re only halfway done to our goal here. We’re going to keep going until our organization, we win the ultimate goal. Tonight is just one step in the right direction.” - Jonathan Marchessault after their win against the Oilers in their game on Sunday which ended the series 4-2, game 6 of that series.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Pavelski, Joe

LD Suter, Ryan

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

LW Barbashev, Ivan

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Hill, Adin

Points: J. Robertson (109)

Goals: J. Robertson (46)

Assists: J. Robertson (63)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.37)

Points: J. Eichel (66)

Goals: J. Marchessault (28)

Assists: C. Stephenson (49)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.17)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (1st season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (1st season)