The Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Saturday in Game 4 Western Conference NHL Playoffs action at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s a Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction.
Game Three Recap: Stars Get On The Board
The Dallas Stars will be looking to make this a best-of-3 series after getting on the board in with a 3-2 OT win in game three. Wyatt Johnston opened the scoring for the Stars with the lone goal of the opening frame before Miro Heiskanen doubled Dallas’ lead just 5:25 into the second period. Brayden McNabb and Jack Eichel scored 3:10 apart to tie the game at two for Vegas in the second. No scoring happened in the third, so it was off to playoff OT hockey, where Johnston netted his second goal of the game with just over three minutes to play in the first OT period to secure the win for the Stars. Jake Oettinger got the win for Dallas after stopping 32 of 34 shots faced in the win while Logan Thompson took the loss after giving up all three goals on 46 shots faced in the defeat.
Dallas Stars Player Stats
Jason Robertson leads the Stars in scoring with 80 points including a team-high 51 assists while Joe Pavelski has 67 points with 27 goals and 40 assists. Roope Hintz has 65 points with 30 goals of his own and 35 assists and Matt Duchene has 65 points with 40 assists. Wyatt Johnston also has 65 points with a team-high 32 goals and 33 assists. Jake Oettinger has posted an 35-14-4 record in goal for Dallas with a 2.72 GAA and a .905 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood is 16-7-5 with a 2.85 GAA and an .899 save percentage.
Dallas Stars Team Facts
- The Stars have won 14 of their last 16 night games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Stars’ last eight games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Stars have lost the second period in each of their last five night games.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Stars’ last four games after coming off overtime.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Stats
Jonathan Marchessault leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 69 points including a team-high 42 goals and 27 assists while Mark Stone has 53 points with a team-high 37 assists. Jack Eichel has 68 points with 37 assists while William Karlsson has 60 points with 30 goals and 30 assists. Adin Hill has gone 19-12-2 with a 2.71 GAA and a .909 save percentage while Logan Thompson has gone 25-14-5 with a 2.71 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season.
Vegas Golden Knights Team Facts
- The underdogs have won seven of the last eight games between the Stars and Golden Knights.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last 21 games between the Stars and Golden Knights.
- The Golden Knights have won the second period in each of their last four games against the Stars.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Golden Knights’ last six games after coming off overtime.
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction
I’m on the Golden Knights in this one. I know it’s tempting to go back to Dallas here as the road team’s dominated this series so far and it sounds crazy to think that the Stars could get pushed to the brink here. However, Vegas has been a much stronger home team this season and could easily be up 3-0 in this series had the puck not bounced Dallas’ way in game three. I trust the Golden Knights in a moment like this a lot more than I trust Dallas to be fair, so give me Vegas at home to take the 3-1 lead.