Mark Stone, Alex Tuch, and the Vegas Golden Knights will do battle against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a Western Conference tilt. The opening faceoff will be at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, March 15, and it will be broadcasted live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars Odds
Vegas heads into the game as the favorite with a -130 moneyline. The line for the Stars is standing at +110, and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 6 goals (-115 over, -105 under).
Vegas is 38-32 straight up (SU) and has lost 6.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 70 regular season contests, 34 of its games have gone under the total, while 32 have gone over and just four have pushed. This 2018-19 Golden Knights team is 17-18 SU on the road.
Vegas has converted on 17.7 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, it has the eighth-strongest penalty kill in the league, and it has successfully killed off 81.8 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 25.7 saves per game with a .912 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (34-24-5) has been the primary option in goal for Vegas this year. If head coach Gerard Gallant decides to rest him, however, the team might roll with Malcolm Subban (4-8), who has a .902 save percentage and 3.13 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the rink, Dallas is 37-33 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.6 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 41 of its contests have gone under the total, while 20 have gone over and just eight have pushed. This year, the team is 21-13 SU as the home team.
The Stars have converted on just 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.4 percent of all penalties.
Ben Bishop (27.4 saves per game) has been the top choice in goal for the Stars. Bishop has 24 wins, 17 losses, and two OT losses to his name and has recorded a solid 2.05 goals against average and a .933 save percentage this season.
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Two of the Golden Knights’ last ten games have gone to a shootout. The team is 1-1 in those games and 3-2 overall in shootouts this season.
- The total has gone under in four of Dallas’ last five games.
- The Golden Knights are 15-10 in games where the team outshoots its opponent by 10 or more. They’ve averaged the league’s third-most shots on goal (34.4) and Dallas’s attempted the 24th-most (only 29.8).
- Six of Dallas’ last ten outings have been decided by two or more goals, and the team is 4-2 overall in those games.
- Vegas skaters have given out the third-most hits in the league (27.9 per game), but the team’s recorded just 20.0 hits over their last five away games.
