The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars meet Saturday in Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference Finals at the American Airlines Center. Here’s a Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction.
Edmonton Oilers Betting Preview
The Edmonton Oilers have won 3 straight playoff games and have a chance to take a surprising 2-0 series lead. The Oilers are 5-2 on the road in these NHL playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.77 goals per game and are scoring on 36.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Zach Hyman leads Edmonton with 12 goals, Connor McDavid has 20 assists and Leon Draisaitl has 48 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 2.69 goals per game and are killing 92.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Stuart Skinner has given up 30 goals on 268 shots faced, and Calvin Packard has allowed 5 goals on 59 shots.
Dallas Stars Betting Preview
The Dallas Stars have won 8 of their last 12 playoff games and need a win here to even up the series at 1-1. The Stars are 3-5 at home in these NHL playoffs. The Dallas Stars are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 30.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Wyatt Johnston leads Dallas with 7 goals, Jason Robertson has 10 assists and Tyler Seguin has 45 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.27 goals per game and are killing 77.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 32 goals on 393 shots faced.
Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers Injury Report
The Edmonton Oilers will continue to be without Adam Henrique due to an ankle injury. The Dallas Stars will continue to be without Jani Hakanpaa and Jerad Rosburg. Roope Hintz is probable for the Stars despite dealing with an upper body injury.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Stars’ last five games.
- The Stars have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 night games at American Airlines Center.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in nine of the Oilers’ last 10 games.
- The Oilers have won the second period in eight of their last nine games following a road win.
Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Seguin has scored at least one goal in four of the Stars’ last five home games against the Oilers.
- Jamie Benn has recorded a point in eight of the Stars’ last nine home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Jason Robertson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Stars’ last four games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- Jason Robertson ranks 1st in the Western Conference for shootout goals (4) this season.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Connor McDavid has scored a goal in seven of the Oilers’ last eight playoff games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Leon Draisaitl has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Oilers’ last eight playoff games.
- Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one point in 12 of the Oilers’ last 13 road playoff games.
- Connor McDavid ranks T1st in the league for Assists (100) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Dallas Stars rank 3rd in the league for goals per game this season (3.59).
- The Dallas Stars are one of five teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
- The Edmonton Oilers rank 3rd in the league in power play percentage this season (26.45%).
- The Edmonton Oilers rank 4th in the league for goals per game this season (3.56).
Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction
The Dallas Stars are going to be favored because they’re at home, and they need the win to have a real shot of advancing. Hard to win a series when dropping the first two games at home. The Stars have also rebounded from each of their last 4 playoff losses with a victory. With that said, the Stars are also just 3-5 at home in these playoffs, and they’ve now lost 5 of the last 8 games against the Oilers. The Oilers keep getting these soft lines from oddsmakers, and here they are with three straight wins and are now three more wins away from a Finals appearance. The Stars have lost 3 of their last 4 home games as a favorite. I’ll take a stab with the Oilers and the plus money.