The Los Angeles Kings will play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Los Angeles has lost eight of their last nine games, while Dallas has won three of their last four. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Kings vs Stars prediction.
Kings Preview
The Los Angeles Kings are 21-11-8 this season after they defeated the Hurricanes by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Los Angeles was tied at one in the third period, but they were able to score four goals in the final frame for the win. The Kings were out shot by a total of 32-26 and went 0-4 on the power play in the game. LA had lost their previous eight games against Detroit (twice), Florida, Tampa Bay, Washington, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vegas. The Kings are scoring 3.28 goals per game and they are allowing 2.51 goals against per game, while going 21.7% on the power play and 86.6% on the penalty kill. Anze Kopitar has led LA with 14 goals, 25 assists, and 74 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Los Angeles is Cam Talbot, who is 14-10-5 this season with a 2.35 goals against average and a .918 save percentage.
Stars Preview
The Dallas Stars are 25-12-5 this year after they defeated Chicago by a score of 3-1 in their last game. Dallas trailed 1-0 in the third period, but they were able to score the last three goals for the win. The Stars were out shot by a total of 35-30 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. Dallas lost to Nashville by a score of 6-3 in the game prior to Chicago, but they did beat Minnesota by scores of 7-2 and 4-0 in the two games before that. The Stars are scoring 3.64 goals per game and they are allowing 3.05 goals against per game, while going 23.5% on the power play and 85.2% on the penalty kill. Jason Robertson has led Dallas with 15 goals, 28 assists, and 123 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Dallas is Jake Oettinger, who is 12-8-2 this year with a 2.96 goals against average and a .902 save percentage.
Dallas Stars Team Facts
- The Stars have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Stars’ last nine games as favorites.
- The Stars have won the third period in each of their last five games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
Los Angeles Kings Team Facts
- The Kings have lost each of their last seven night games.
- The Kings have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs.
- The Kings have won the second period in six of their last eight night games following a road win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Kings’ last eight games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Seguin has scored at least one goal in four of the Stars’ last five home games against Western Conference opponents.
- Jason Robertson has recorded at least one point in 12 of the Stars’ last 13 games.
- Miro Heiskanen has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances against Western Conference opponents at American Airlines Center.
- Roope Hintz has the equal-most Shorthanded Goals for the Stars this season (2).
Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts
- Anze Kopitar has recorded at least one point in each of the Kings’ last nine games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Anze Kopitar has recorded at least one assist in each of the Kings’ last five games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- Viktor Arvidsson has scored at least one goal in each of his last three appearances against Central Division opponents.
- Drew Doughty ranks 1st in the Western Conference for average time on ice (26:06) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Dallas Stars rank 1st in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (1.45).
- The Dallas Stars rank 31st in the league in penalty minutes this season (312).
- The Los Angeles Kings are one of two teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
- The Los Angeles Kings rank 1st in the league for power play goals against this season (16).
Kings vs Stars Betting Prediction
The Kings were able to snap their long losing streak against Carolina on Monday, but they will be on a back to back here. Even with the Kings struggling over their last three weeks, they are still 14-4-3 on the road, while Dallas is 13-8-2 at home. The Stars have won three of their last four and they are the better offensive team in this matchup. I still don’t trust the Kings very much after their long losing streak and I would like to see them play more than just one solid game. Take the Stars at home here.