Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/02/2023

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Venue:  American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kraken +140, Stars -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kraken +140, Stars -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kraken +140, Stars -165; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Seattle Kraken:  46-28-8 (4th place, Pacific Division)

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

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Seattle Kraken:  5-5-0 last 10

Dallas Stars:  8-1-1 last 10

The Kraken are entering this game finishing the regular season with 100 points, a 46-28-8 record overall, and they were 26-11-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Colorado Avalanche in their last game, winning that one on the road 2-1. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the only 2 goals for them in that game. Yanni Gourde led the team in assists with 2 while Oliver Bjorkstrand led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 34 shots with 33 saves and a .971 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 289 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 256 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The Stars are entering this game finishing the regular season with 108 points, a 47-21-14 record overall, and they were 22-10-9 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with all 3 wins coming against the Minnesota Wild in their last 3 games, winning that last one on the road 4-1. Max Domi, Mason Marchment, Roope Hintz, and Wyatt Johnston each scored 1 goal in that game. Max Domi, Mason Marchment, Evgenii Dadonov, Jason Robertson, Tyler Seguin, and Ryan Suter each led the team in assists with 1 while Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 24 shots with 23 saves and a .958 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 current betting odds have the Kraken listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 1 of a 7-game series between the Kraken and the Stars for the 2nd round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Stars are entering this game with a bit of rest after ending their series in the 1st round against the Wild 4-2 in 6 games while the Kraken just played the other night in Colorado where they beat the Avalanche and won the series in 7 games. The Kraken are on less rest here but that could actually help them out as the Stars will be a bit rusty after having so much time off and will start the game slow which gives the Kraken opportunity to strike. The Kraken have been a better road team all year and they showed it in their last game when they knocked out the defending Stanley Cup champions on the road in game 7. The Kraken are also going to be riding that momentum from their series win over the defending champions and they will use that to get out to a quick start in this game. The Kraken have all the value here with how well they have been grinding out these wins in the playoffs. The best way to place a bet here is on the Kraken to win this game and take a 1-0 series lead here.

Kraken Stars Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 2, 2023 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Kraken 3 Stars 1.

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Seattle Kraken: 50-39 (+16.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 26-18 (+11.2 units) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 6-1 UNDER as a # 4 seed in the playoffs. 10-5 UNDER off a road win by 1 goal.

Dallas Stars: 4-12 (-14.3 units) on the moneyline after 3 or more consecutive unders. 25-24 (-6.9 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 28-14 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive unders. 12-6 UNDER after 2 straight wins by 2 goals or more.

Seattle Kraken:  J. McCann (LW) Ques Tues - Undisclosed. A. Burakovsky (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Hayden (C) out for season - Lower Body. J. Donskoi (RW) Out indefinitely - Concussion.

Dallas Stars:  J. Pavelski (C) Out indefinitely - Concussion.

“A great accomplishment. Our fans have been amazing. They deserve this.” - Yanni Gourde after their win against the Avalanche in their game on Sunday which ended the series 4-3, game 7 of that series.

“We wouldn’t be sitting here moving on to the next round tonight without Tyler Seguin’s contributions in this series.” - Peter DeBoer on Tyler Seguin after his team’s win against the Wild in their game on Friday which ended the series 4-2, game 6 of that series.

LW Kartye, Tye

C Beniers, Matthew

RW Eberle, Jordan

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Grubauer, Philipp

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Seguin, Tyler

LD Suter, Ryan

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

Points: J. McCann (70)

Goals: J. McCann (40)

Assists: V. Dunn (50)

GAA: P. Grubauer (2.85)

Points: J. Robertson (109)

Goals: J. Robertson (46)

Assists: J. Robertson (63)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.37)

Coaches:

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (2nd season)

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (1st season)